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£1,700 for a dissertation, but what's the real cost of plagiarism?

As one ghost writing service sees an 80 per cent increase in sales in one
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   It’s a heavy sum to pay for something that the majority of people - not
   to mention universities - would class as plagiarism. Yet Nemet is quick
   to separate his company from this accusation.

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   Whether or not this is an easy way of passing responsibility on to the
   client, ghost writing – along with other forms of plagiarism – remains
   an issue at universities across Britain.

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   declined by 60 per cent since 2005

   While 2013 figures from plagiarism detection service, Turnitin, reveal
   that the number of serious cases has declined by 60 per cent since
   2005, Phil Newton, superintendent of assessment at Swansea University,
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   topic I had set. It really opened my eyes to the issue.

   “We regard [ghost writing] as plagiarism, pure and simple. It’s is a
   form of dishonesty, it’s a form of cheating, and where students are
   found guilty of it, there will be serious academic repercussions.”
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   passing off work as their own. For students that are caught, there can
   be serious consequences, from the deduction of marks on an essay, to
   expulsion from the university. Even if the plagiarism is unintended,
   there may still be penalties.

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   “The University also employs a series of sophisticated software
   applications to detect plagiarism in submitted examination work, both
   in terms of copying and collusion,” the spokesman adds.

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   “It regularly monitors online essay banks, essay-writing services, and
   other potential sources of material. Anyone who submits plagiarised
   material as part of their course can expect to be dealt with severely.”

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   ongoing advancements in technology – incorporating more sophisticated
   methods of detection – will continue to play a role in combating
   plagiarism; however, educating students should also help prevent the
   initial interest.

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   where they are in their course. If they are in their final year, we
   regard that as much more serious, if they do it in their first year,
   they probably just need some advice on how to avoid plagiarism and what
   constitutes plagiarism.

   “I don’t condone it, but I can understand why a student who is