NEW WAYS TO CATCH CHEATERS I N COLLEGE

Finkel, Ed, (2005) Sticky fingers on the information superhighway, COMMUNITY COLLEGE WEEK. 2/28 6-8

Most information indicates that cheating is up. If you go to GOOGLE and key in TERM PAPERS, you can find all kinds of papers prepared for students.

Alas, professors are catching on. There two main defenses are to use a few key words and
Put them in Google. This will trigger numerous term papers that have all ready been created and have been sold to the student.

The second is new and more comprehensive. It is Turnitin.com/ This website has the most number of term papers that can easily track down the phonies. Nearly 40 million pages are added every day.

This is a formidable tool. The outcome for the student is to do the paper over or receive a failing grade or take the class over.