Chapter 9, Problem 8D

Ethics:
PLAGIARISM__________________________________________________________

Review the Ethics box on page 241, and then respond to the following: (a) Do you think it is ethical for instructors to employ a program that checks for plagiarism? Why or why not? (b) Do you think it is ethical for students or any individuals to copy all or part of a web page’s content and then present the information without crediting the source? Why or why not? (c) How would you distinguish between using the web for research and plagiarizing web content? Be specific. (d) Does your school have a policy specifically regarding plagiarism of web content? If yes, what is the policy? If yes, what is the policy? If not, what would you suggest would be an appropriate policy?