Dissertation Plagiarism!

There is a lot of discussion going on the issue related to students and plagiarism. According to recent study four out every 5 dissertations are plagiarized and they are copied from already existing sources. Students are told the penalties concerning plagiarism but still they commit the same mistake. The question is why even knowing the adverse effects of plagiarism students still attempt to do it?

Universities and a lot of colleges have made themselves very clear on the issue of plagiarism and the penalty that is attached with them. The penalty that is attached is usually a notice or rather a warning that student is found guilty of copying the material and should stop this practice or be careful from next time and if student do not pay attention to the warning or repeat their mistakes then they are expelled from the college or the university. Some educational institutes go to the extent that they directly expel the students and don’t even consider giving them warning.

So, one thing clear, penalty in any case is huge. So now we are again on the same place and the same question arises that why students do that? Many students in west are on their own for living and they have taken student loan for their education which is payable at the end of studies when they get a good job. So the price is huge, then why would they do such a thing? Many teachers and professors are coming with new tools and developments to catch students with plagiarized material. Is this the solution to this issue?

I do not agree with this approach, to me this is more important that why are students copying material or using different and innovative tactics to copy material? Coming up with new techniques to identify plagiarism is important but what is more important is that how to stop students from plagiarizing. For instance many students seek help from dissertation writing service and get custom dissertations at affordable prices from such services. These writing services are becoming increasingly popular among students and are easily contacted by students via internet. They provide custom dissertation within the required time frame.

Why students opt for such services instead of doing the dissertations themselves, knowing that plagiarism penalty is huge and by buying from any dissertation writing service students get done with an assignment within time but the purpose of assignment is not fulfilled. The purpose is to make students acquire the skills of research, writing and analyzing things in a different manner. By seeking help from dissertation writing service, students are not able to learn what the curriculum was designed for.

So, we need to analyze the root cause instead of dealing the problem on surface. I believe that root cause is the excessive burden on the students that compel them to use such services!