Using Technology to Cheat

(Student Name)

University of Phoenix

Despite knowing that they may get caught, many students still choose to cheat. In a study done by Northumbria Leaning over half of the respondents supported the use of anti-plagiarism software but still thought that they could get away with it (Lagerkvist, 2006). Cheating has blossomed in pace with technology. With all the answers at their fingertips, how will today’s students learn the consequences of cheating?
Students today cheat for a number of different reasons. First among these is the fact that it is easy to do. Not only does the technology available today make cheating easier than ever, but since cheating is so prevalent it is possible to find likeminded co-conspirators quite easily as well as non-cheaters who are willing to keep silent. “In McCabe, Trevino, & Butterfield's (1999) qualitative research, a number of students expressed considerable concern about peer reporting decisions and a......

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