Academic plagiarism

Abstract

Introduction: nowadays, plagiarism has become a major problem globally, which is a violation of copyright and moral disrespect. This article will first explain the concept of plagiarism and then examine its effects at the academic and professional levels, to help prevent plagiarism in the future, education about it should be improved. Objective: to motivate teachers and students to reflect on the importance of implementing strategies to develop values and skills to avoid academic plagiarism. Method: a systematic review was conducted following the PRISMA methodology, where 15 articles were selected and analyzed after an exhaustive screening process. Results: students lose coherence and follow-through on assignment assignments when they discover that teachers do not read assignments and do not use plagiarism detection systems. Reading students' work thoroughly can ensure greater effort and learning. Teachers contribute or motivate students to plagiarize when assignments are not carefully reviewed Conclusion: Academic fraud can be avoided and detected thanks to ICT information access and processing facilities. However, to avoid this problem, teaching-learning strategies focused on values education and competency development are required.