Hilary Edwards’s GSW 1110

I am choosing to write about how plagiarism-detection tools are beneficial in schools.  I believe that they are used to prevent students from even having the thought of cheating and that with the internet being a good place for them to just look up and print out a paper, these tools make students think first.  If every student has to submit their paper to a plagiarism-detection website they are more likely to think about what they are writing, which will help them in the future.  I personally do not know how students can cheat and not feel guilty about doing so.  I have cheated before in a class where I had to write about a history question and I did not feel good about myself.  I think that since teachers have these devices at their finger tips that they should use them.  By using them they can detect if there are students who are struggling and need help.  This will really be beneficial to teachers someday because the internet has become a fall back for many students that don’t even take the time to think about the project.  If teachers say that they are going to have the students submit to one of these detection devices then most students will actually take the time to think about the project and do their best on it.  Then by getting a good grade on their paper they feel really good about themselves, which helps build their image of themselves. 

                I plan on talking to other students here at the university and see how they view the issue, and what their ideas are on the topic.  I also plan to do a little research on the internet to see if there are any newspapers, magazine articles, or studies on the issue.  I also, think that it would be beneficial to talk to some parents about the issue and see where they stand.  With all of this information I plan on organizing it and using the information that is going to help show my point of view the best and what is going to reach students.

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