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Be Warned! - Degree mills are bogus universities selling fake diplomas. Paper mills are online databases selling research papers of dubious quality and copyright from student "cheat sites" that inevitably promote plagiarism.

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Academic Dishonesty

Academic dishonesty or academic misconduct is any type of cheating that occurs in relation to a formal academic exercise. It has been documented in most every type of educational setting from elementary school to graduate school. Throughout history this type of dishonesty has been met with varying degrees of approbation. Today, those who are a part of an educated society tend to take a very negative view of academic dishonesty. (Based on Wikipedia)

• Bates College (US), Plagiarism Resource Site - resources to help faculty & students get their bearings, clearinghouse for info on plagiarism, especially concerned with news, developments & resources that consider issue in context of undergraduate teaching & learning: bibliography, style guides, tutorials, weblog, news feed, feedback
• cheapscholar.org - How To Recognize Scholarship Scams: some ways to spot a scholarship scam
• Coastal Carolina University - aimed at providing faculty with overview of current state of internet paper mills, how to (locate paper mills, detect plagiarized papers, track down suspicious papers, combat plagiarism): Paper Mills, plagiarism detection sites, sources, other plagiarism sites
• dmoz, Open Directory Project - Academic Dishonesty
• Illinois University (US) - Plagiarism: Copyright & Intellectual Freedom, For Instructors, For Students, Plagiarism (Case Studies, Detection Tools), Term Paper Sites, examples, Additional (Plagiarism Resources, Ethics Resources)
• Illinois University (US), Unconventional University Diplomas from Online Vendors - buying a Ph.D. from a university that doesn't exist: first contact with the university degree program, checking out Parkwood University, mapping the UDP family tree, who's out there, verifying credentials of a UDP client, degrees of fraud, notes & more info
• Plagiarism.org (US) - prevent plagiarism and restore integrity to written work: What is Plagiarism?, Types of, FAQs, Education tips on plagiarism prevention, How do I cite sources?, What is a citation?
• Quackwatch (US), Degree Mills - (article)
• Standler, Ronald B. (US), Plagiarism in Colleges in USA - sources of plagiarized works, law of plagiarism, statutes on sale of term papers, cases involving plagiarism in colleges, cases against commercial sources, suggestions for policy, colleges have right to rescind degrees, no plagiarism for ideas, self-plagiarism, threat of litigation against reporters of plagiarization, links
• Rutgers University (US), Plagiarism and Academic Integrity - interactive lesson about avoiding infractions of academic integrity policies & plagiarism
• Sheffield College (UK), Weblinks - Others / Education / Plaigiarism: links
• UNESCO, International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), Combating Academic Fraud - towards a cultre of integrity (article): importance & extent of academic fraud, varieties, causes & consequences, problems & issues in controlling
• Virginia Tech (US), Plagiarism and Honor - plagiarism module for students: definition, examples, honor code, honor system guided tour
• Virginia University (US), Plagiarism Resource Site - Software for Detecting Plagiarism, Thoughts and Ideas about Plagiarism, Education, and Society, Links, Essays
• Western Illinois University (US), Plagiarism and the Web (article) - plagiarism is a perennial temptation for students and an eternal challenge for teachers

• WordPress.com - Blogs about: Academic Fraud