Plagiarism : Problem , Behaviour and Reduction

Plagiarism has been troubling academic world since long. With the invention of electronic resources like internet in recent times, it has become easier and more accessible for students than ever before. Practice of plagiarism by students has resulted negative consequences in the academic field, and university teachers are now facing problems that are more challenging. This has led to the production and submission of assignments and research works that are not properly referenced and cited or, worse still, are those that are being submitted which are partly or completely written by someone else. This paper examines the issue of plagiarism by nursing students and academics in Indian universities and highlights how electronic developments such as the internet and word processing have made it easier. It describes the plagiarism & its types. Moreover, we have proposed a model to analyze plagiarism behavior and we also discussed some techniques, through which, one can reduce plagiarism.