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Cheating and plagiarism are possibly the major academic offences. In the past, plagiarism detection systems have been inefficient and University policies underdeveloped or lacking rigour in addressing these issues. Strong integrity policies and efficient processes for dealing with plagiarism are required to assure quality, and promote and maintain academic integrity within Universities. However, it appears that even to this day, not all Universities are using plagiarism detection systems, and that only a portion of them have developed and are indeed enforcing the policies.
Students who plagiarise pose two challenges:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/challenges-before-after-detecting-plagiarism-angelos-rodafinos In social psychology, the above average phenomenon refers to a cognitive bias or an illusory superiority belief. We tend to overestimate our positive qualities and underestimate our negative qualities. As a result, we think that we are better than the average person, in a number of areas. For example, studies have shown that 93% of drivers believe that they are better than the average, which is mathematically impossible. The driving superiority belief was shared even by those who have had three accidents in the past 6 months!
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