Blog Post #11

Purpose of study: The purpose of my study is to learn how students really feel about plagiarism, and to learn whether or not they feel they possess the proper skills to execute a paper successfully, in a timely matter without having to rely on the internet as a shortcut.

• Can you describe your writing process for me?
• When do you think it's a good idea to paraphrase?
• In what ways do you try to avoid plagiarism?
• How would you define plagiarism?
• Do you believe a lot of students tend to reference the internet a lot when writing a paper?
• Why/why not?
• Do you use the internet as a crutch to help you find ideas, or elaborate on current ideas when writing a paper?
• If so, do you feel you have to cite where you got that idea from, even if you aren't quoting something?
• If not, do you feel your assignments are set up in a way that makes plagiarism too difficult or just plain unnecessary?
• Do you feel you are expected to already have the skills for a successful writing process?
• What do you do to prepare for a paper that requires outside sources using the internet?
• Do you find yourself not giving credit to sites that some professors find less credible such as wiki, cliffnotes, sparknotes, etc?
• Besides being lazy, what reasons would you give for the rise in plagiarism?
• Do you Think mother students plagiarize without realizing it?
• How do you think most of your peers tackle their papers?