Student's plagiarism - a challenge for paramedic educators

Piotr Lass; Tomasz Bandurski; Dariusz Świetlik; Hanna Tomczak; Lubomira Wengler

Vol 9, No 1 (2006)

Technology note

Published online: 2006-01-25

Submitted: 2012-01-23

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Student's plagiarism - a challenge for paramedic educators

Piotr Lass, Tomasz Bandurski, Dariusz Świetlik, Hanna Tomczak, Lubomira Wengler

Nucl. Med. Rev 2006;9(1):89-91.

Vol 9, No 1 (2006)

Technologists

Published online: 2006-01-25

Submitted: 2012-01-23

Abstract

Student's plagiarism is a growing problem not only in the writing of controlling essays, but above all in the writing in BSc./MSc. diploma theses, which sometimes can be simply bought from ghost-writers. This is a major challenge for medical educators, particularly in paramedic professions. The aim of this paper is to overview the frequency of plagiarism among students, the factors influencing plagiarism, the ways of detecting it and potential countermeasures.