Blog Post #9

 Interview protocol for your project

• 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?