Plagiarism is not a new problem but it is getting more serious with easy access to material and the ability to cut and paste. In part the problem also is with the student attitude to plagiarism which is not discussed enough.
Students tend to have either really bad excuses for why they plagiarise or they are simply in denial. One of the best excuses I have seen was posted on Bitch. Ph.D.
â??Itâ??s not my fault the guy I bought the paper from copied it!â??
!!!! Now tell me this is not an attitude problem.