My Word!: Plagiarism and College Culture

by Susan D. Blum

Book Overview

"Classroom Cheats Turn to Computers." "Student Essays on Internet Offer Challenge to Teachers." "Faking the Grade." Headlines such as these have been blaring the alarming news of an epidemic of plagiarism and cheating in American colleges: more than 75 percent of students admit to having cheated; 68 percent admit to cutting and pasting material from the Internet without citation. Professors are reminded almost daily that many of today's college...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801476615
• ISBN13: 9780801476617
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher