Corporate Governance and Ethics Critical Distinctions

Question: Why do Universities punish plagiarism? Answer: Plagiarism is one of the major issues in the education system. By doing plagiarism, students often try to avoid research activities. Consequently, it becomes difficult for the students for enhancing their individual knowledge base in an effectual manner. Nowadays, plagiarism is one of those issues that affect the students grade in the examination. Professors in the universities have strictly ordered to the students to avoid plagiarism for enhancing their creative thinking (White 2013). Without conducting the in-depth analysis on a particular paper, the student would not be able to improve their knowledge base, which would facilitate them in future progress. Plagiarism is not only the process of copying others work but also the utilization of others intellectual thinking. Australia has become one of the knowledge economic countries. The knowledge economic index suggests the fact whether the particular environment is appropriate for receiving knowledge to utilize them in the national e conomic development (Zhang et al. 2014). In recent years, the universities and colleges have focused on diminishing this particular issue so that the student can enhance their knowledge on the particular subject. On the contrary, professors often fail to charge a penalty, as they think students would be punished too harshly (Ramzan et al. 2012). Moreover, the professors think there should be a legal punishment policy for the students conducting plagiarism in their coursework. There are several consequences of conducting a plagiarism assignment in the college or universities. For instances, a plagiarized assignment can receive zero grade. Consequently, it will affect the further study of the students. On the contrary, most of the professors think that the students should not be penalized for their first plagiarism issue. Hence, the colleges and universities must provide a warning to the students for their first wrong approach. On other hand, universities often take very strict decisions against the plagiarism offense. Someti mes, students are suspended from the university or college due to plagiarism. It can be assessed that the educational institute like college or universities should penalize those students who consider plagiarism as a general strategy for getting higher marks. In Australia, most of the universities including Sydney University, Melbourne University, Queensland universities, etc. have already started to follow strict guideline against plagiarism (Teh and Paull 2013). Before taking any action, students must be given proper knowledge on the plagiarism. However, professors often ask the students if they have made the issue intentionally or it has been done accidently. Most of the time, it has been seen that the students conduct plagiarism due to lack of in-depth knowledge or the research skills (Ramzan et al. 2012). Without having the patience for executing in-depth analysis on the research topic, the student would not be able to obtain good marks in the colleges and universities. Consequently, it clearly indicates that lack of time and research skills instigate the students to attempt such offensive steps like plagiarism (Zhang et al. 2014). If a student achieves a higher degree in engineering or medical by simply doing plagiarism at universit ies, then that particular student would not be able to justify their job position in the society. Consequently, they would obtain failure in their professional lives. Hence, it can be assessed that the plagiarism is a serious issue in the education sector, and it must be impeded with serious action. References: Ramzan, M., Munir, M.A., Siddique, N. and Asif, M., 2012. Awareness about plagiarism amongst university students in Pakistan.Higher Education,64(1), pp.73-84. Teh, E.C. and Paull, M., 2013. Reducing the prevalence of plagiarism: A model for staff, students and universities.Issues in Educational Research,23(2), pp.283-298. White, H.O., 2013.Plagiarism and Imitation Duri Cb: A Study in Critical Distinctions. Routledge. Zhang, D., Joy, M., Cosma, G., Boyatt, R., Sinclair, J. and Yau, J., 2014. Source-code plagiarism in universities: a comparative study of student perspectives in China and the UK.Assessment Evaluation in Higher Education,39(6), pp.743-758.