Aims of education in current education

Aims of education in current education In the major sense Education is the accomplishment that has an influential impact on an individuals character, mind and physical abilities. If discussed technically education is known to be a process by means of which a society with positive intentions transform it. Education is the procedure through which the society intentionally diffuses its amassed knowledge. The educational system have a process that it follows: teachers and students are the primary people in an educational system. The teachers transform education to the students in various forms including reading, science, history, mathematics and writing. This process of transforming education from the teachers to students by the means of teaching is known as schooling. Education is a wide concept and is not restricted to only being taught in the schools and one can get educated in specialized areas of interests as well for example vocational skills for example training to become a pilot. The medium of educating someone is not just schools but other places like museums and libraries, and facilities like the Internet provides one of the best knowledge about everything. HISTORY: As per the belief of the President of Freie University, Berlin, Dieter Lenzen, the system of education was initiated began million years ago, 1770. The traditional education system that existed in earlier days will always have a link with current education system as well. In earlier times the level of literate used to be achieved through the medium of oral communication and imitation and story telling is one basic thing that have always helped to pass on the education from one person to another. One important fact, that the evolutions of culture and human beings have always been dependent on the education transcended. The practice of spreading knowledge started expanding its arms. Now after this the culture started expanding ahead of the basic knowledge of communicating, doing business, congregation, food, religious practices, etc., formal education, and schooling, eventually followed. In the 19th century, the history of education began in England in the Church of England and was the one that provided schools for the children till the time there was a proper establishment of free, compulsory education towards the end of that century. This was followed by a number of universities in London and actually helped in emerging the London University. LITERATURE REVIEW: Education is the practice by which individuals learn: Training means provision of learning, mainly by a teacher. Coaching means the practice of providing learning to the student by using a means of group teaching. Knowledge means learning concepts that could be immediately applied onto for the practical knowledge and have a practical existence as well. As per the government rules and laid down regulations the following kinds of education have been discussed in every kind of journal and article. The underneath are important part of education and need to be given to every student as it is an essential part of every ones life: Primary education: Primary education consists of the initial 5-7Â  years of formal education. Generally it means that primary education schooling initiates from a small age that is 5 or 6 years, although it is variable, Globally around 89% of primary-age children are enrolled in primary education, and this proportion is rising. The division between primary and secondary education is somewhat illogical, but it generally happens at about eleven or twelve years of age. Secondary education It is again a very important phase of schooling for any student where in the basic application based concepts are introduced to them. Every facilitator in the school is expected to instill these applications into their teaching philosophy. Another most important thing that he discusses is that the facilitator although needs to instill all these applications into his teaching patterns but does not need to put across all the knowledge of all the areas of education but what so ever he teaches should be perfect and thorough. The author wants to put across that the main ideas should be thrown into the childs mind may it be very few ideas but can be the most important ones. As everything takes time to grow and sustain similarly education takes time to root itself in any child or individual. The Aim of Education is that the child should be able to accept these techniques and learn it in a playful manner wherein the child never forgets the applications being thought ever and also he could be able to apply those in the real life and also the child gets to understands the social life or the society. This helps a child in forming better understanding about the social requirements .By understanding the applications the writer meant that these are not only logical although logical analysis is included. Higher education Higher education, also called tertiary, third stage, or post secondary education, is the non-compulsory educational level that follows the completion of a school providing a secondary education, such as a high school, secondary school. Tertiary education is normally taken to include undergraduate and postgraduate education, as well as vocational education and training. Colleges and universities are the main institutions that provide tertiary education. Collectively, these are sometimes known as tertiary institutions. Tertiary education generally results in the receipt of certificates, diplomas, or academic degrees. Adult education This kind of education is becoming common to almost every country nowadays. It have many forms that varies from different age groups and are some based on formal learning and some on internet learning. Several career based courses are provided that helps an individual to become a successful person in life. Alternative education This kind of education is not specified to any age group and consists of varying age groups. It might be designed for students with specialized needs or people with specialized needs. RESEARCH DESIGN AND RESEARCH METHODS: This paper is based on a research which is being done in context of the purposes of education in the current times. The research design is based on the grounded theory methodology. This kind of research is basically a qualitative methodology of research which takes into account the historic presence of the subject matter and what are the current changes made in the same. This research covers the data that is being present from generations. The following have been the research methodologies used to write this paper and to know the present scenario of the aims of education: Step I: collection of Data this includes collecting of data through various mediums that is journals, articles, advertisements, historic books and internet sources. Step II: after the collection of data through various modes, the key points are marked with the help of codes which selected from the information. Step III: This coded information is grouped according to concepts that are adjusted in chronological order of using the information that is starting form history to present scenario. Step IV: these codes help in formation of categories of information Step V: last but not the least, the categories form the base for writing the theory. Thus this is more of a practical approach rather than theoretical approach that is also called the traditional ways. PROCESS: Curriculum A hypothetical authority is a division of expertise that is taught officially either in schools and universities or by other means of teaching. Every field of study usually has several sub-subjects. For instance if a student studies management then it is a wide area of study and contains several sub divisional subjects and branches. Learning modalities Education cannot be transformed if there is no one to accept it thus there are various teaching styles followed to make learning interesting. The environment provided to the students is such that they enjoy going to the school and the basic motive of learning is established. The individual attention given to every child or learner for developing and nourishing their skills and capabilities have proved to one of the best techniques to increase learning and grasping power of the students. The following are the current modalities used in the schools and universities to make education system simpler to be understood: Visual: it is entirely based on observation and seeing and then learns. Auditory: it is entirely establish on snoop to commands. Although it is believed that every means of teaching have different techniques and preferences and also there impact are different if one means helps to increase the observation level of the student the other helps to increase the cognitive thinking abilities of the child. One important fact that is connected to this is that teaching patterns should keep getting change as per the changes in the teaching techniques because if one keeps on repeating the same modules to the children and present it in the same manner it becomes monotonous and thus its influence start demolishing and it is of no use. Thus using varieties of techniques and making the class interesting is integral part of teaching and learning process. Teaching A student teacher relation is an integral part of a better education, if discussed about society as a whole. Education is considered to be a vehicle that brings about change in the society to such an extent that it can make an undeveloped country a developed one. The current aim of education is driven by the curriculum or the syllabus. Every facilitator in the school is expected to instill these applications into their teaching philosophy. Schools have always been held responsible for the knowledge, and customs that are inculcated in any individual. According to the writers the purpose of education is divided into 4 basic parts that are: Intellectual Political Economical Social According to the given theories the basic aim of providing understanding and comprehensive knowledge to the children to survive in this competitive world. They continue by saying the education not only provide the learner a scope of surviving well in the society but also it can remove and eradicate problems of racism, poverty, sexual discrimination, and other environmental and social issues. The schools provide education to the children so that in future they can be successful in their life and grow as a better citizen. Another point that is being put forward is that there should be a social interaction between students and teachers so that they form a better relation and the students get to learn new things from their teachers. Technology Source: Educational technology Technology is an increasingly influential factor in education. The knowledge is important to be given in the form of both practical and theoretical. The theoretical knowledge should be kept short and simpler but should be strict and rigid. It should not be too long because that could make learning process a little sluggish and lingering and to attain accuracy it should be simple. The theory should not be messed up with the practical knowledge. The student should not come across any doubts and errors while using the theoretical information in practice. The authors point of view is that the erudition that have that can be proved should be utilized as well and vice-versa. Thus according to him there is no difference between proof and utilization and thus are the same things. The technologies such as computers and mobile phones both goes hand in hand with the current education system and also helps in establishing new ways of teaching methodologies and also encourages internet or online education that is even helpful for students that they can work along with their higher studies by perusing their studies through the medium of online education. This gives students the prospects to decide on their areas of. Not just this technology offers powerful learning tools that demand new skills and understandings of students, including Multimedia, and provides new ways to engage students, such as Virtual learning environments. When discussing about knowledge and learning media plays an important role in the current times because media is mixed with communication. As said that every individual wants a secret to be happy, popular, attractive, understanding, satisfied and most importantly in control. The skill that provides all these qualities is effective communication. In fact, the benefits of communication and education are so much that they cannot be listed here because this enhances so many aspects of our life. Thus technology is a medium through which an individual can polish their eminence and traits and also it nourishes the capabilities of an individual in his areas of advocacy that is advertising, marketing, public relation etc. and also enriches the education level. Basically, the aim of the education is that it should be such that it can transform and emancipate an individual and can be easily adjusted in the present social structure. From past times and even in the current times have been to provide a person or individual who is merely well informed about his surrounding is considered to be of no use in present times. The need for the current times is that a person should possess both cultural and expertise knowledge in at least one particular area of his choice. Because this knowledge and expertise will help them to make a base for a good start. INTERNATIONALIZATION Education has become international nowadays. Not only the materialistic pleasures are being influenced by international countries but now also the education patterns provided by various countries to their students in every field of study. Some scholars argue that, every individual should have an exposure to different styles of education and should not be bounded in just one form. The exchange programs recently started by every country aims that every individual should not only get a chance study in their country and the subjects offered in their homeland but also experience various different styles of technologies and methodologies used by other countries as well. Every place has their own ways of transcending knowledge, therefore every school or university is different. Thus internationalization of education will always help in better development of any country. RESEARCH AIMS AND QUESTION: My research is completely based on the education and its aim. In the entire case study I have discussed the history and background of education, that when the need for education was felt and it initiated. Also the earlier means of education and the current means and technologies being used for the betterment of the education structure. The following were the questions that I came across during my case study and that I have tried to answer through the same medium as well. These are: What is the real meaning of education? Ans: Education is the practice by which individuals learn: Training means provision of learning, mainly by a teacher. Coaching means the practice of providing learning to the student by using a means of group teaching. Knowledge means learning concepts that could be immediately applied onto for the practical knowledge and have a practical existence as well. Is education only related school learning? Ans: Educations have always been associated with learning at school at one point of time is vibrant with turmoil of genius and the cause behind this is that these are overloaded with static and sluggish ideas. The education with stagnant thoughts is useless and not only this but above all these are harmful. Education is not only bookish and learning subjects but education is religious education as well. It instills duty and responsibility in an individual. These come from within a sense of obligation in a person towards society and other people around him. But we cannot deny the fact that schooling is important as well. The schools provide education to the children so that in future they can be successful in their life and grow as a better citizen. Another point that is being put forward is that there should be a social interaction between students and teachers so that they form a better relation and the students get to learn new things from their teachers. Basically the aim of the education according to this article is that education should be such that it can transform and emancipate an individual and can be easily adjusted in the present social structure. From past times and even in the current times have been to provide a person or individual who is merely well informed about his surrounding is considered to be of no use in present times. Is a literate person be called educated and an illiterate person be called uneducated? Ans: literate person is the one who have all the knowledge of in and around his vicinity and country and possess the capabilities of not just reading and writing but also understanding the current developments in the technology and an illiterate person cannot be called uneducated only because he do not possess the abilities of reading and writing. For example a farmer is not literate but have all the knowledge and education about his farm and he knows that at what point of time the crops should be sown and when should be reaped. Thus he is educated. Therefore education is a wider term. In the current scenario is the emphasis given on education and learning, more than bookish knowledge? Ans: as we have discussed that introduction of technology in the educational structure has been done to make teaching and learning process easier and understandable. Thus books are a part of transcending education from teachers to students but it is only one medium and education is something beyond books. What are the benefits of education? Ans: the following are the benefits of education: Awareness is Supremacy. Education can only be achieved through the means of learning Educated person always get jobs with good pays Also not just a good pay it also helps individual to get paid over and above the minimum set criteria of salaries. Formal education AIMS OF EDUCATION The education is aimed at preparing students to have an excess to all kind of things in life. This will ensure well-rounded and balanced individuals. The following are the listed aims of education: To give off not well-read, but learning individuals Finding the hidden self Mounting intelligence furnishing it to compact with realism Making certain the complete growth, not definite development Fostering HU-MAN ethics and principles Providing an ideal blend of Moral Modification and Cerebral growth Most prominently, making people THINK Facilitators of knowledge through the medium of education and learning should work hard to create an education system that is beneficial for both the individuals and the society as a whole. AIMS OF EDUCATION: THE PRESENT SCENARIO Establishment of schools on the lines economic and social background (corporate schools for the rich, English Medium schools for the Middle class families and government schools for the people of lower standards). Linear thinking assuming that engineering an medicine courses are the ultimate. Disappearance of childhood rote memory replaces joyful learning. Exam oriented study. Schools have turned into agencies that provide guidance only for exams. Commercialization of Education. Disparity between aims and methodology. Vagueness on expectations and abilities. Assumption of confining education to classroom. Repulsion towards new methods. Lack of coordination between society, school and administration, not catering to the needs of the society. Development of passivity. No scope for the enrichment of cognitive resources of the child such as questioning, observation, inquisitiveness and expression. Diminishing of values, cooperation collaboration patience, self-confidence, discretion and rational thinking. Absence of human values, individual values and social values. Mechanization of the childs mind by the current education system. Focus only on enrollment. No stress on quality education. Inequality, lack of freedom, negligence and irresponsibility. Inferior training programmed, monotonous teaching training, training institutes and universities far away from the real world and lack of psychological element in education. School is just information centre and exam centre. Laborious Learning and intolerable schools. Dumping of monotonous syllabus into lower levels in the name of curriculum revision. Education promoting dependability, not self-confidence. Gulf between labor and intelligence. Children of the poor engaged in physical work whereas children of the rich capture power and administration. Teacher-centered classes and only text books provide true knowledge. Satisfying the officials and lack of decision making. Disbelief among the teachers, the management and the society. Lack of resources and lack of utilizing the resources available. Completing the syllabus in time is the ultimate goal. No idea of the aims and objectives of present education. Lack of awareness of the aims of education. The consequences of the present system. The role of the school, the teachers and the society. THE PROPOSED AIMS Education should provide foresight and proper guidance. Thoughtfulness and independent work with values. School should promote social awareness and human relations. Teacher as social volunteer. Professional and vocational trainings. There are already existing seven cardinal principles of education that explains that what we teach in schools but the current education aims at how we teach in schools Learn to use the information appropriately and in a proper sense. After learning try to develop your own concepts and present it in a innovative way so that what ever is learned is implied practically as well Every individual should have the capability to find solution to their problems and be able to analyze them. CONCLUSION: This research paper explains that through the medium of this research it contributes to the present knowledge. That is this paper mentions the historic information of the education how it started and who started. While reading this research one gets to know that what have been the changes in imparting education in olden days and in present days. There is a vast difference, today everyone is getting so many facilities when they are going for education but earlier the scenario was different as there was only one place that used to give free and compulsory education and no every could have afford that. But today there are endless number of place all across the world that provides education and that affordable. Thus we get to know the importance and purposes of the education through the medium of this research paper. STATEMENT OF ETHICAL RISK TO PARTICIPANTS: Ethical Character: the belief that schools should address issues of right or wrong and moral concerns. Recently, a national debate has arisen over the teaching of religion in schools and the proper role that schools should play in moral/ethical education.

How Much Homework to Give Kids? Essay -- Education Educating School Le

How Much Homework to Give Kids? To many kids in elementary schools, homework is a menace. It takes away quality time from a student’s daily life and activities. In Romesh Ratnesar’s article â€Å"The Homework Ate my Family†, Ratnesar mentions about a student named Molly and her daily routine. Her daily routine consists of â€Å"spending two hours doing homework, practicing the piano, doing more than 100 math problems, labeling the countries and bodies of water and reviewing a semester’s worth of science† (Ratnesar). Molly barely has time for dinner. Ratnesar also mentions about a girl named Christina who â€Å"does not want to go to middle school, high school or college because of homework† (Ratnesar). Jonathan Keys, a parent of two boys in Orange County, says that his â€Å"boys aren’t doing things normal boys are doing.† As a result, parents like Jonathan Keys complain that elementary schools are assigning too much homework to kids. They believe that the amount of homework should be greatly reduced in order to make way for quality family time and friends. Boys should go out and do things normal boys do, and girls should go out and do things normal girls do. As Jonathan Keys puts it, â€Å"Kids should go out, play, and have fun†. However, these parents are missing a major point: the real world does not work this way. Our homes and neighborhoods are surrounded by corporate buildings and government facilities. The employees of these corporate buildings and government facilities are not playing or having fun. They are busy trying to use their education to make a decent living. So the question is: how much homework should children in elementary schools get? I agree that some teachers give to students too much junk homework and not enough clas... ...s. I strongly feel that elementary school children need to do at least 15 minutes of homework a night but keep a social balance as well. However, parents need to do their part in putting major emphasis on the importance of homework. If every parent this duty, our nation would probably rank number one in the world. Works Cited Allen, Carol. â€Å"Re: Child Life. This is Tu Do!!!!!† E-mail to Tu Hoang Do. 11 March 2004. Keys, Jonathan. Telephone interview. 15 March 2004. Mauldin, Deena. Lecture. University of California, Riverside. Riverside. 3 March 2004. Van Linge, Mona. â€Å"Re: Child Life. This is Tu Do!!!!!.† E-mail to Tu Hoang Do. 12 March 2004. Ratnesar, Romesh. â€Å"The Homework Ate My Family†. 25 January 1999: 312-319. Article. Perspectives on Contemporary Issues – Readings Across the Disciplines – Third Edition. Ed. Katherine Anne ckley. MA: Boston, 2003.

Morality of Management Earnings Essay

The term â€Å"Earnings Management† is a form of â€Å"number smoothing† used by a company’s management to manipulate or influence the company’s earnings to match a pre-determined dollar amount. This is done in an attempt to keep financials stable, as opposed to showing financial fluctuations. When a company appears to be stable it has a greater chance of attracting investors, which in turn demands higher share prices. When a company is able to have higher share prices, the more likely they are to draw new investors. Likewise, a company that has low share prices is often a reflection of a company that is not doing well financially (Investopedia, 2009, para 2). Often, companies perform abusive earnings management practices in an effort to â€Å"make the numbers† (Inevestopedia, 2009, para 4). In order to do this, management may be tempted to â€Å"make up† numbers as a means of drawing investors or to make their company appear financially stro nger than what it actually is. The methods used in earnings management can be varied, and may be done through manipulation of financial numbers or operating procedures (As cited by Gibson, 2013, p. 84). In a study conducted by the National Association of Accountants, a questionnaire was prepared which described 13 observed earnings management situations (As cited by Gibson, 2013, p. 83). Below are five listed generalizations that can be made by the study findings regarding short-term earnings management practices. 1. Respondents of the survey felt that earnings management practices utilizing accounting methods to be less acceptable than methods of operating procedure manipulation (As cited by Gibson, 2013, p. 84). Manipulation of operations can include something as simple as pushing shipping to the last day of the fiscal quarter or asking customers to take early delivery of goods (As cited by Gibson, 2013, p. 85). Another example is when companies make â€Å"Unusually  attractive terms to customers† or â€Å"Deferring necessary expenditures to a subsequent year† (Rosenzweig ; Fischer, 1994, para 5). According to survey responses, practitioners had fewer ethical dilemmas when using operational earnings management tactics compared to those involving accounting methods (Rosenzweig ; Fischer, 1994, para 7). 2. When it came to accounting, survey respondents felt that increasing earnings reports to be less acceptable than the decreasing of earnings reports (As quoted by Gibson, pg. 84). Managers appear to be more comfortable in reducing the overall company profit when reserves show elevated numbers (As cited by Gibson, p. 85). It would seem that management might assume that if their reserve numbers are high, then reducing them to show lessor profitability acceptable. If the money is genuinely there, then what is the harm in reducing the profit amount to meet a designated number? However, when it came to reporting profit increases, managers were hesitant in determining what earnings management methods would be ethical and which would not. 3. Generalization #3 is similar to generalization number two where ethics are concerned. Respondents felt that if earnings management tactics were kept small that it was more acceptable than if the effects were large (As cited by Gibson, p. 84). When manipulations of numbers or operating procedures are kept to smaller changes, managers seem to feel it more justifiable and acceptable. For instance, if management were asked to show an increase of sales by $12,000.00, such manipulations would be more ethical than if asked to increase sales by $120,000.00. Likewise, if production costs were delayed for advertising to meet a quarterly budget it would be more acceptable than if production costs for advertising were delayed to meet the end of year fiscal budget. This also ties in to generalization #4, the time period of the end effect. 4. Time periods play a large part in determining how ethical earnings management practices are. As described above, when asked to alter numbers or operating procedures in an effort to make quarterly forecasts, managers seemed to feel this practice to be more acceptable. When asked to alter numbers or operating procedures for annual reports, however, the line between ethical and questionable is blurred. 47% of respondents to the survey felt that earnings management practices that were made to meet an interim quarterly budget to be ethical, while only 41% felt that such manipulations in order to make an annual budget to be ethically sound (As  cited by Gibson, 2013, p. 85). 5. When asked whether it was acceptable to offer special extended credit terms to customers in an attempt to increase profits, only 43% of survey respondents felt the practice to be ethical. However, when asked if the same end result would be ethical if achieved through ordering overtime to ship as much product as possible at years-end, 74% of respondents felt this manipulation to be ethical (As cited by Gibson, 2013, p. 85). A staggering 80% of survey respondents felt that selling excess assets as a means of realizing a profit to be ethical, while only 16% felt it would be questionable (As cited by Gibson, 2013, p. 85). Short-term earnings management procedures, while questionable, are often legal. The alteration of financial information in an attempt to meet budgets or as a way to show profitability is often alluring and an â€Å"easy† way to draw investors. Managers who use earnings management tactics must take into consideration the impact such actions may have with key stakeholders (As cited by Gibson, 2013, p. 86). When numbers are skewed favorably, it gives stakeholders a false sense of security in their investments. Companies who engage in short-term earnings management practices often set themselves up for losses over time. When numbers are adjusted to make a quarterly or yearly dollar amount, chances are the following quarter will find the company in the negative. Such practices are rarely foolproof and care must be taken when making earnings management practice decisions. Focusing on long-term earnings management practices are ultimately more favorable, but in order to be effective management must remain committed to consistent operational procedures. Forecasting the product needs of customers and looking ahead are key strategies for keeping sales income at a consistent level. Waiting until the last minute to offer customers generous credit terms in an effort to boost end of year or quarterly sales is a short-term answer at best. Looking at the purchase history of customers and integrating theses sales number into future budgets should help alleviate the need to resort to last minute scrambling to make budget targets.

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Essay on We the People - 688 Words

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Another provision of the Constitution that provides a means of preventing the abuse or misuse of governmental power is higher law which is to be obeyed by the government in the U.S. Constitution. The higher laws were established to protect individual rights. The government cannot use any of its power to take these rights away from any person without due process of law or in times of war. The last but not least provision that prevents the misuse or abuse of government al power is the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights was put into our Constitution to help each person receive the rights they deserve, and to limit the government’s power in order to secure people’s rights. The Constitution is the highest law in the United States, higher law is used in our government today in every aspect because we live based on the Constitution. Checks and balances is used in our system of government today because they still limit each branch and give them certain powers. 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Utilitarianism The Ethical Theory - 1848 Words

Utilitarianism came about through the consequentialist ethical theory, which states that consequences determines whether something is good or bad. It is the idea that humans should act in a way that promotes the best utility for the most people. Utility can vary depending on the culture, but for the most part it means the greatest happiness or good for the most amount of people versus unhappiness. In order to determine what the best utility is, one must first determine what is intrinsically good within their culture or society. Then, one must determine what is bad. All of the options must be considered, with each option calculating the value of the results and what they would bring about. Lastly, one must take the course of action that has the highest ratio of good to bad results. Utilitarianism should not be confused with hedonism, which states that the only good thing in itself is pleasure and happiness. 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Ethical Dilemma Information and Communication Technology

Question: Discuss about theEthical Dilemma for Information and Communication Technology. Answer: Introduction: Ethical dilemma, otherwise also known as moral dilemma, is a situation where an individual is confronted with a choice to be made between two options none of which is however, ethically acceptable. The Information and Communication Technology has become an indispensible part of the personal, social as well as professional life of an individual. However, it is undeniable that there are various instances of ethical dilemmas arising in a world that depends too much on the world of Information and Communication Technologies, and hence there has been an increasing rate in the number of various cyber crimes, such as hacking, plagiarism, software piracy, violation of Intellectual property rights, and many more (Holm Ploug, 2012). However, this paper intends to focus on the emerging ethical issue in the IT world- Digital Plagiarism. Discussion: It is needless to say that the growth and development of any nation largely depends on the acquisition of knowledge by its students, and in case the students fail to educate themselves completely, the future of the nation awaits darkness and ignorance. Internet in itself was invented with the purpose of helping humans acquire and expand knowledge, and to understand what lies beyond their own horizon of knowledge (Ferro Martin, 2016). However, many students are doing nothing but exploiting the resources found online, for the purpose of enriching the content of their writings. Plagiarism is not completely a sin; however the students who are seeking help of online sites, and finishing their assignments without attempting to have an in-depth knowledge about the topic of their assignment, are committing serious offence. In an article published in The Guardian, the writer claims that the PhD students have been using the Internet, simply for copying and pasting the information found via va rious online sites (The Guardian, 2016). However, PhD is an University degree that places a lot of onus on the shoulder of a student. He is supposed to contribute ideas to the academic world that are novel and innovative. This is the reason why academic plagiarism has already been labeled as a criminal offence, and the authority of each educational institution needs to introduce stringent policies against it (Sonfield, 2014). In the article, the writer reports that he came across several PhD thesis papers which used lines from other poets, and yet did not acknowledge their names. What was even more shocking was that a student even succeeded in publishing his book of poems, with a doctorate title, and yet his poems were nothing but plain imitations from secondary sources, without any sort of acknowledgement. This whole act of plagiarizing is equivalent to the act of stealing, and it s important to analyze and evaluate the cause behind the increasing rate of digital plagiarism in the academic world. Using the internet for copying and pasting information, and for finishing off with assignments real quick, has become a common trend among the school, college as well as university students. However, this is absolutely unacceptable that the students, who are expected to acquire knowledge, by learning and researching through books, tend to use the shortcut to pass in their exams. According to a report submitted b y the NEC Research Institute, there are more than 1.4 Billion pages found online, and most surprisingly 25 more pages are added each second (McMenemy et al., 2014). From this statistical data, the wealth of information a student is exposed to, while writing an assignment, can be easily understood. While evaluating the situation of digital plagiarism in the academic world, three ethical issues have to be understood: The student is writing something that is not being written by him, and hence he is not only deceiving his teacher, but he is failing to acquire the adequate knowledge needed to get qualified in an academic degree It is equivalent to copyright plagiarism, where the writer freely employs others ideas, definitions and concepts without acknowledging the academic assistance being availed The student is earning academic qualification, without conducting personal research and independent study (Howard, 2016) Cyber-plagiarism, also known as patchwork plagiarism, is definitely an unethical issue emerging out of a students over-reliance on the world of ICT. Whenever a student is confronted with a difficult assignment paper, he prefers to type the name of the assignment topic, and in a short while, he can gain access to various relevant online sites. According to a survey conducted by Center for Academic Integrity, 38% of the undergraduate students resort to the use of online sites, for writing their assignments (Martin, 2012). Using the internet for collecting information and for incorporating new ideas in ones own individual assignment is absolutely justified and acceptable. However, a student should always be penalized in case he directly imitates and copies the writings of others, using their quotes, without acknowledging the help availed. In most of the cases the students are found claiming that they had no idea that plagiarism is an offence, as they consider it as a part of their in-depth research work. It often happens that when a student visits a webpage, he fails to understand the source of the material, and hence he thinks the whole information is being mechanically produced, with the purpose of helping him finish his term paper. However, it is important for the educational institutions to make the students aware of the importance of originality of writing. They should understand that internet is meant for consulting in case the student lacks sufficient understanding, but it is in no way meant for reproducing the same thoughts, ideas and sentences used by another writer. The use of plagiarism detection software can be useful in reducing this ethical issue in academic writing. Further students should be made aware that there is always a variety of inauthentic sites, which may provide fake information that can misg uide a student in his process of academic learning (Bakhtiyari, 2014). Conclusion: With the advancement in digital technology and the growth of the internet access, the students are everyday exposed to a diverse amount of information. While this has a positive effect as far as the student concerned intends to use it for broadening his own knowledge, it can also be harmful if he chooses the cut and paste technique to achieve academic success. Here, the teachers need to make the students aware of the ill-effects and unethical issues involved in the process of digital plagiarism. Reference List: Bakhtiyari, K., Salehi, H., Embi, M. A., Shakiba, M., Zavvari, A., Shahbazi-Moghadam, M., ... Mohammadjafari, M. (2014). Ethical and unethical methods of plagiarism prevention in academic writing.International Education Studies,7(7), 52-62. Ferro, M. J., Martins, H. F. (2016). Academic plagiarism: yielding to temptation.British Journal of Education, Society Behavioural Science,13(1), 1-11. Holm ab, S., Ploug, T. (2012). Ethical Issues in the Development of ICT Mediated Support for Daily Living in Adolescents with Autismthe Ethics of.Touching the Future Technology for Autism?: Lessons from the HANDS Project,15, 71. Howard, R. M. (2016). Plagiarism in Higher Education: An Academic Literacies Issue?Introduction.Handbook of Academic Integrity, 499. Martin, D. E. (2012). Culture and unethical conduct: Understanding the impact of individualism and collectivism on actual plagiarism.Management Learning,43(3), 261-273. McMenemy, D., Poulter, A., Burton, P. (2014).A Handbook of Ethical Practice: A practical guide to dealing with ethical issues in information and library work. Elsevier. Sonfield, M. C. (2014). Academic Plagiarism at the Faculty Level: Legal Versus Ethical Issues and a Case Study.Journal of Academic Ethics,12(2), 75-87. The Guardian,. (2016).I Reported Plagiarism in a PhD, But My University Ignored it.www.theguardian.com.Retrieved 14 August 2016, from https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2016/jul/08/i-reported-plagiarism-in-a-phd-but-my-university-ignored-it