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=Research Paper= Dr. Hartman

Proposal
In the internet age, cheating in college has become easier and, many people believe, more prevalent. As a college instructor, I am interested in this issue because I have to deal with it myself, primarily in the form of plagiarism. I have had very few cases of students copying an entire paper, but I have had many cases of students copying paragraphs or sentences from the web into their papers. Although my experience has been primarily with plagiarism, the issue of cheating is broader, including cheating on tests by texting or by other means in computer testing environments. What is driving cheating in college? Is technology the driving force? Are student attitudes changing? The question that I am most interested in is this: what should colleges and teachers do to address the problem? My plan is to do some background research on the prevalence of cheating, on new forms of cheating, and on attitudes of students and teachers toward cheating. I want to focus mainly on researching opinions of college teachers and administrators on what to do about the problem. In my paper, I will evaluate these opinions in order to make my own assessment of how best to address the problem.

**MLA**
Callahan, David. "[|A Better Way to Prevent Student Cheating]." //The Christian Science Monitor.// First Church of Christ Scientist, 8 May 2006. Web. 17 Oct. 2010. A newspaper editorial written by a fellow at a think tank gives another proposal for fighting cheating.

Clark, Kim. "[|Professors Use Technology to Fight Student Cheating]." //U.S. News and World Report//. U.S. News and World Report, 3 Oct. 2008. Web. 17 Oct. 2010. This article from a news magazine gives background information on the issue, but it also explains a response to cheating--using technology--that differs from the proposals of the editorials I've listed above.

"[|College and University Results]." Turnitin. iParadigms, LLC, n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2010. This page contains many documents of promotional material from one of the makers of anti-plagiarism software. They argue that this technology helps students learn better.

Hinman, Lawrence M. " [|How to Fight College Cheating] ." //Washington Post.// Washington Post Co//.,// 3 Sept. 2004. Web. 17 Oct. 2010. In this newspaper editorial, a philosophy professor argues how to teach in a way that makes cheating less likely. This editorial gives me an opinion that I can use to explain the debate.

Puka, Bill. "Student Cheating." //Liberal Education// (Summer/Fall 2005): 32-35. Print. This article from a scholarly journal that focuses on undergraduate education is written by a philosophy professor who discusses the ethical dimension of cheating and responses to it.

" [|When Did Cheating Become an Epidemic?] " Room for Debate. //New York Times.// New York Times, 12 July 2010. Web. 17 Oct. 2010. This is actually four different editorials, each addressing the question of why students cheat. The editorials give the perspectives of a professor, a student, a high school teacher, and an education researcher. One of the editorials cites surveys that I could use as background information.

**APA**
Callahan, D. (2006, May 8). [|A better way to prevent student cheating]. //The Christian Science Monitor.// Retrieved Oct. 17, 2010, from http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0508/p09s02-coop.html

Clark, K. (2008, Oct. 3). [|Professors use technology to fight student cheating]. //U.S. News and World Report//. Retrieved Oct. 15, 2010 from http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/2008/10/03/professors-use-technology-to-fight-student-cheating.html

[|College and university results]. (n.d.). Retrieved Oct. 19, 2010, from Turnitin Web site at http://turnitin.com/static/results/he.html

Hinman, L. M. (2004, Sept. 3). [|How to fight college cheating.] //Washington Post//. Retrieved Oct. 17, 2010 from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57836-2004Sep2.html

Puka, B. (2005). Student cheating. //Liberal Education//, 91(3), 32-35. Retrieved Oct. 17, 2010 from Academic Search Premier.

[|When did cheating become an epidemic?] (2010, July 12). Room for debate. //New York Times.// Retrieved, Oct. 17, 2010 from http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2010/07/12/when-did-cheating-become-an-epidemic

Some Sources I Rejected
Here are some sources I considered but rejected, either because they were not relevant or authoritative enough.

[|Why Cheating Is Different in College]. About.com

[|Preventing and Detecting Cheating in School] ???

[|Circumventing Turnitin.com]. Feeling Elephants Weblog

[|Plagiarism for Dummies]. Associated Content.