A. Read ″Plagiarism in the Internet Age″ by Rebecca Moore Howard and Laura J. Davies and ″Plagiarism″ from the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law. When you are done reading, answer one of the following questions with a developed paragraph of at least 200 words. Use at least two MLA in-text citations in your paragraph for the source you refer to in the post. End your post with a discussion question you write that relates to the assigned reading.
1. What plagiarism prevention strategies do Howard and Davies advocate? Which of these is likely to be the most effective? Why?
2. What plagiarism prevention strategies do Howard and Davies advocate? Which of these is likely to be the least effective? Why?
3. How does ignorance about plagiarism contribute to the problem? What aspects of plagiarism are some students ignorant about? Why do you think students are unaware or confused about what counts as plagiarism?
4. Rebecca Moore Howard and Laura J. Davies stress the importance of good summarizing skills. Write a summary of their essay. Then, explain how you chose what points to include in your summary. Why is summarizing a valuable writing skill to develop?
5. Identify two helpful writing and researching strategies. Explain why this strategy is valuable for avoiding plagiarism.
6. What is the difference between plagiarism and copyright infringement?
7. How might the ideas in these readings be updated to consider use of AI? How does AI affect the definition of plagiarism and how to avoid it?
