Applying Ethical Theories Interpreting And Responding...

In their article â€Å"Applying Ethical Theories: Interpreting and Responding to Student Plagiarism† Neil Granitz and Dana Loewy correlate students’ reasoning when justifying plagiarism to different theories of ethics. There are two primary aims of this study: 1. to categorise students cheating based on the ethical reasons they invoke when defending their act, 2. to develop a specific response for each type of plagiarism in order to lead tutor approaches in dealing with this issue. Furthermore, the article states that students with unethical behaviour during the school years are more likely to engage in lack of integrity at the workplace. Although some studies have been carried out on understanding the different determinants of a general student who usually cheat, the authors remark the fact that for the first time their research focused on classifying different types of plagiarist student. The research starts from a historical overview that presents the most significant aspects in changing opinions and attitudes towards this phenomenon. According to the authors the most prevalent issue consists in the development of Internet and its contribution to easier resources and material appropriation, even though problems still exist in the use of non-digital resources. Granitz and Leowy conduct an investigation based on reports offered by students caught plagiarising at West Coast University. Further on, they classify the primary reasoning invoked under six ethical theories:Show MoreRelatedAnnotated Bibliography: Plagiarism39529 Words   |  158 Pagesï » ¿Plagiarism Bibliography Buckwalter, J. A., Wright, T., Mogoanta, L. and Alman, B. (2012), Plagiarism: An assault on the integrity of scientific research. J. Orthop. Res., 30:  1867 1868. Granitz, N. and Loewy, D. (2007). Applying Ethical Theories: Interpreting and Responding to Student Plagiarism. Journal of Business Ethics, 72(3), 293-306. Luke, B. and Kearins, K. (2012), Attribution of words versus attribution of responsibilities: Academic plagiarism and university practice. Vaccine, 30(50):