College Students’ Awareness and Perception Regarding the Propagation of Research Paper for Sale

Research is a crucial subject yet challenging to do. It tests the students’ perseverance to do an enormous task while developing their critical, writing, strategic, and public speaking skills. With additional errands to do, some might get overwhelmed. Hence, there are individuals or groups who offer to help them making their research in exchange for money. This study aimed to know how aware the college students and to get their stand about this issue. The study employed mixed method to analyze the collected data from an online survey. It was found out that most of the respondents knew this “research paper for sale” since they were in senior high school. They got their information from social media, schoolmates, classmates, friends, teachers, and others. Despite that, the majority of these college students did not intend to buy a research paper; but there were some who admitted that the idea crossed their mind. Almost all of the respondents were against it because it impairs the academic integrity and educational system. Nevertheless, there were few respondents who saw it as a money generating job for those who do it.