Abstract

With the speeding spread of the Internet, plagiarism is an emerging issue not only for the academic community but also for all educational and training institutions and organizations. However, this issue has not yet been considered comprehensively and seriously in Vietnam. To raise awareness of plagiarism and improve academic integrity, this study conducted a case study exploring this issue at a private international university in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Questionnaires were sent to 120 students in the Department of English Language. Results show that students lack appropriate understanding of plagiarism as well as skills to avoid it. The study also points out students’ attitudes towards plagiarism which has not been addressed before.
 
 Keywords: plagiarism, ghost-writing, copyright

Highlights

  • According to Liddell (2003), plagiarism is copying others’ work, even by expressing it using one’s own words without proper citation

  • When investigating the understanding of students towards plagiarism, 119 students admitted that they had heard about plagiarism, but they did not know the exact meaning (Sarlauskiene & Stabingis, 2014)

  • Bamford and Sergiou (2005) reported that Asian students stated that they had an unclear understanding of plagiarism, even before going overseas for studying

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Summary

Introduction

According to Liddell (2003), plagiarism is copying others’ work, even by expressing it using one’s own words without proper citation. Plagiarism means using someone else’s intellectual product as their work (Helgesson & Eriksson, 2015). Bamford and Sergiou (2005) reported that Asian students stated that they had an unclear understanding of plagiarism, even before going overseas for studying. This confusion can be found in the study of Irina and Ali (2018). Since not understanding fully and not being trained systematically from schools and universities, students were found to admit plagiarism at relatively high rates. Since plagiarism is a broad term and essential for learning, teaching and doing research, it needs to be addressed properly, especially in Vietnam where this problem has been still ignored.

Research design
Data collection and analysis
Students’ awareness of plagiarism
Students’ attitudes towards plagiarism
Students’ experiences on plagiarism
Copying internet sources and making it your work
11 Lack of learning motivation
Discussions
Conclusion and recommendations
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