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online essay writers

The Impact and Ethics of Using Online Essay Writers in Academic Settings

1. Introduction

Academic misconduct, including plagiarism and ghostwriting, is a mounting concern within higher education institutions. The thesis of this paper is that the increased use of online essay writing sites is a symptom of the underlying problems within higher education and that institutions are unwittingly supporting or failing to support students in an environment where the traditional educational value proposition is slipping away. If higher education is meant to be an avenue for increasing access to resources and knowledge, provoking change and discovery, and providing the conceptual and practical tools to work with integrity in society, then we argue that such a situation is not in the interests of society or those working in higher education. These channels threaten to undermine current higher education models, which typically operate on a policy of open access to knowledge and the concept of challenging and supporting individuals to discover and develop their own capabilities, drawing on their human, intellectual, social, and physical resources to meet their aspirations.

This research paper aims to assess the use of online essay writing companies in academic settings with the purpose of evaluating the prevalence, usage reasons, and the challenges encountered. The aim is to evaluate the impact on student learning, ethical concerns, challenges for universities, and the role played by potential markers. To achieve this, an online survey was designed and implemented focusing on students, academics, and potential essay writers. Based on the findings of the survey, essays, and results of empirical research, the authors discuss the major findings of the paper and propose ways to address these challenges at an institutional level.

2. The Rise of Online Essay Writers

The main driver for this demand is that these sites offer unique essays, reports, or essays that a student simply can’t be bothered to write. Some students won’t see the point of doing an assignment on the art of medieval candlesticks and they just hand over the required amount of cash to ensure they pass this course under the nose of their degree tutors. The essays, reports, and work provided by these sites are meant to provide guidance and serve as models for students enrolled in the course or required to take the course. However, the degree of originality with the student lies in the final execution of the work, suggesting that the student is cheaper with it, offering something entirely new to the reader.

The last decade has seen the emergence of a number of websites that offer students a brand new way to cheat in college. These sites contain libraries of essay papers, research papers, and reports that students can use to promote their own assignments. Also, however, they publish a number of written-to-order essays delivered within an extremely limited time frame. There is a growing demand in many developed countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Ireland, Australia for original, custom-written work that is guaranteed against the threat of plagiarism.

3. Ethical Considerations and Academic Integrity

Students who pay or use others to write their essays violate the academic integrity of the educational institution which can result in sanctions including serious consequences to their future, and, as such, they implicate not only those individuals directly involved but also are a risk for a negative impact on society. All these violations not only adversely affect the learning institution but also change the social contract that has been developed across generations and protected by public support, statutes and regulations, the central mission of which is to serve the inquiry, teaching, and research that are the heart of our society. Apparently, unethical conduct by any one group will in due course distort the aims of the other stakeholders.

When students commission others to write essays, the work not only distorts the true capabilities of the students at the expense of other students and prospective employers, but also totally violates the norms of honesty, transparency, and conduct which prepare the student to be an active, reputable part of society. From the aspect of the teacher, the relatively easy access to the high quality of written speech and thought potentially undermines the very essence of education: to play an active part in the development and maturation of students from dependent status to a status in which they can become critical, independent, and autonomous participants in a democratic society. In a broader context, a student who receives a diploma pursuant to work written by another violates not only national laws and international standards but also faculty rules and expectations. Finally, students who use these services accept the misrepresentation of their abilities and may be thus placed in positions of trust.

Ethical considerations

4. Quality and Reliability of Online Essay Writing Services

In this section, I wanted to write a bit about the people I work for and how they might feel if they knew about me and my work. There’s no question that my clients understand the bargain they are striking and the consequences of not delivering, but that’s what it is and in any case, it’s their woolly necks on the line, not mine. However, I’m also in somebody else’s firing line. Not many people are comfortable with the idea that they are taking part in a relatively new process that has a whiff of cheating or at least looks like it will until all of the issues are aired. Non-awareness on someone else’s part is irritating and potentially lethal, but having students and universities aware of these services is another story. Today, any commercial venture looks towards the internet and huge profits can be made. Witness the ‘dot.bombs’ of a couple of years ago and look at the extraordinary wealth generated from the likes of Microsoft. I notice that there are a few companies who provide similar services to mine and are happy to trade quite openly.

Are these services ethical? Every time I tell people what I do, I get raised eyebrows with at least one person commenting that it’s not ‘authentic’. It’s not the first time I’ve heard it and I think it won’t be the last. The crucial question is the issue of the quality and reliability of services provided by online writing companies. I will discuss this at length in the next few sections as I believe it’s the most important factor for anyone who wants to use these services.

5. Conclusion

In conclusion, in a world where everything is being put on the internet and the people who put it there are eventually being found legally responsible for it, it seems, in this author’s opinion, likely that the people who put material on websites that sabotage academic integrity would be very easy to catch and stop. The dangers of academic content plagiarism are rigorously recognized by the mere fact that many educational institutions conduct their lectures as closed doors so that students are not tempted to copy another’s work. Why then do we allow our thoughts and ideas to be scrutinized by people on websites who are looking for ways to destroy other thoughts and ideas, with money flowing between them for a chance to jeopardize an institution’s ability to send students capable of being socially responsible citizens into the world to be a moral-ethical provider in today’s business world? How difficult is it to compare works by reading them? However, this seems to go beyond the services provided by online outlets. If the strength of this argument is to prevail, we must get together and stop those people who offer to write papers for students, creating academic deviance. The only point then is to ask, where do we start?