Awareness Of Plagiarism Research Articles

“The ultimate academic sin”: Students’ awareness and perceptions of plagiarism

“The ultimate academic sin”: Students’ awareness and perceptions of plagiarism

Dynamics of plagiarism among the social sciences students at Kuwait University

PurposeThis study investigated the factors contributing to the reduction of plagiarism. It focuses on elucidating the concept of plagiarism, its legal and ethical implications, the punitive measures implemented to address plagiarism and the level of awareness of plagiarism policies.Design/methodology/approachAn online survey was administered to 649 students (160 male, 489 female) of the College of Social Sciences at Kuwait University (KU) to investigate the relationships between a number of factors linked to plagiarism, including its definition, legal and ethical implications, understanding of plagiarism regulations and the consequences associated with plagiarism.FindingsThe aforementioned factors and underlying causes that contribute to engaging in plagiarism were substantially correlated. Regression analysis revealed that variables such as legal and ethical considerations, familiarity with plagiarism regulations and the existence of sanctions were statistically significant predictors of the factors contributing to the occurrence of plagiarism.Practical implicationsThe findings can help the Kuwait University administration and similar universities in the region focus on increasing students’ awareness of plagiarism and can aid in developing better policies that include the definition of plagiarism and penalties for undertaking this academic misconduct.Originality/valueThis study shows universities the importance of increasing students’ awareness of academic misconduct and can help create appropriate and robust policies.

Perception of Plagiarism Among Medical Postgraduate Students: An Observational Study.

Introduction Plagiarism is appropriating another person's ideas, words, results, or processes without giving appropriate credit and usually claiming them to be one's own. Thus, plagiarism is a dishonest act of fraud or cheating. Objectives The objective of this study is to assess the perception of plagiarism among medical postgraduate (PG) students. Materials & Methods: An educational observational study was conducted among second-year PG students about the perception of plagiarism by using pre-test and post-test questionnaires after an orientation session on plagiarism and data analysis before the start of dissertation analysis. Questions included were on awareness and attitude towards plagiarism. Results A survey involving 91 PG students assessed their understanding of plagiarism. Remarkably, the majority (97.7%) demonstrated awareness of plagiarism, yet only 18.6% had authored a published article. It was discovered that about 30% of the students had resorted to plagiarism at some point during their academic pursuits. Approximately 70.9% of the PG students were acquainted with the University's plagiarism policy. The survey highlighted a notable enhancement in plagiarism awareness among PG students, with their attitudes toward plagiarism evolving after participating in the session. Conclusion Plagiarism can be avoided by implementing rigorous guidelines, ensuring strict policy adherence, and providing comprehensive training before commencing work.Training, retraining, and strict institute policies will help increase awareness about plagiarism and reduce the percentage of plagiarism in scientific writing.

A detection process to create awareness of source-code plagiarism among students using it to pass introductory programming

A detection process to create awareness of source-code plagiarism among students using it to pass introductory programming

Intellectual Property Rights and Plagiarism in Information Technology Research

In present times, intellectual property rights are the central focus of international economies and global market competitions among enterprises due to their important role in fostering cultural prosperity, economic development, and progress in the field of information technology. The advancement in information technology has made the field even more complicated as firms struggle to protect their copyrights in the face of online data explosion, dynamic e-commerce environment, and rising disruptive technologies such as Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence. On the other hand, plagiarism is on the rise in recent times. Students knowingly or unknowingly practice plagiarism daily to meet their stringent academic demands. Information Technology Tools encouraging plagiarism have further aggravated the problem. Intellectual property rights and plagiarism awareness are relatively weak even among scholars. Do intellectual property rights protection and existing plagiarism trends have any effect on the field of information technology research? This paper discusses intellectual property rights and plagiarism with the mindset of information technology research. The paper seeks to shed light on aspects of intellectual property rights and how they affect academic research, in the field of information technology. If after reading this paper a researcher, can take intellectual property rights and plagiarism seriously, then, this research would have achieved its desired outcome.

KSD model for plagiarism protection in hybrid pedagogy: The view of private college students

Relevance. Hybrid pedagogy has become the new norm of higher education due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is still a problem of detecting plagiarism in hybrid pedagogy and the lack of methods to combat it, which makes it necessary to investigate this issue in more detail.Purpose. The purpose of the study is to reveal the views of students of Chinese private colleges on the knowledge, causes and methods of solving the problem of plagiarism and provide an effective model of protection against plagiarism.Methodology. To achieve this goal, the methods of analysis and synthesis, comparison, and generalization, as well as the questionnaire and interview methods were used.Results. The study found that hybrid pedagogy can contribute to plagiarism due to the lack of control over students and free access to Internet resources. A survey was conducted among students of Chinese private and public colleges, which showed greater awareness of plagiarism among students of public colleges. The results of a survey and interview of respondents were compared and determined that students of Chinese private colleges are more likely to violate academic integrity than students of public colleges. The results of the study show that private colleges have neither method of punishing plagiarism in student papers nor methods of combating it. To provide an effective model of protection against plagiarism, methods of monitoring academic integrity in higher education institutions in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the USA were compared.Conclusions. The study proposed and described the Knowledge-Support-Defence (KSD) model as a method of combating plagiarism in Chinese colleges. The results of the study can be used by the management of higher educational institutions to develop academic integrity among students and researchers, as well as by teachers to fairly evaluate student work.

글쓰기 윤리에 대한 대학생들의 인식 연구

The purpose of this study is to enhance ethical writing practices among undergraduates by examining their awareness of writing ethics. To investigate undergraduates' awareness of writing ethics, a survey was conducted among 100 undergraduates at University A, and the results were analyzed. As a result of the survey, 57% of students recognized writing ethics, and 95% of students answered that writing ethics education was necessary. 35% of students had plagiarized, and the reason for plagiarism was that they did not know what to write. Twice as many respondents said that education and information are needed to prevent plagiarism rather than regulations and punishment. Data collection was most often done through Internet search, and the rate of using portal search was high when searching online. Most of the students were quoting when writing, and there were many students who did not mark the source even though they knew that they had to mark the source when quoting. Therefore, it was found that in order to improve writing ethics, education should be actively conducted and awareness of plagiarism should be raised.

Ethics and Research-Focus Politics in Higher Education

There has been growing concern for ethical conduct in higher education due to several reasons. Massification in higher education, quantitative-oriented output measures, and the pressure on academics to publish are commonly indicated as the core reasons behind ethical violations. In addition to these reasons lack of instructive measures and limited research to inform these instructive measures can be counted as factors contributing to the rise of ethical violations in the academy. Like the case of lower levels of education, higher education is also a value-driven field of conduct. Although recent scholarly concerns focus on ethical conduct in research and publication ethics, teaching in higher education demands equal attention. Research on ethics in various conducts of higher education institutions including teaching, research, and publication processes is important to guide the students, academics, and institutions for ethical conduct. In this issue of HEGP, the first article titled “Plagiarism Awareness and Practices Engagement: Evidence from Adeleke University Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Students” by Makinde, Olatunji, Ogunniran and Makinde investigated the relationship between plagiarism awareness level and plagiarism practices engagement level by medical sciences undergraduate students. In their investigations, the authors documented the reasons behind plagiarism as well. The study documented several possible reasons behind plagiarism in medical education. The time pressure to return the assignments and problems in accessing information are the key factors causing plagiarism in medical education, according to the study. These results suggest a similar logic with ethical violations in research and publication ethics. Interestingly the study suggested that the students are knowledgeable about the types of plagiarism. The second article of this issue, titled “Establishment Policies of Research Universities: A Critical Analysis of Global and Turkish Perspectives” by Ozsoy and Balyer investigated the research university initiative in Turkey based on a critical literature review and document analysis. The analysis focused on the values and practices underlining the research university initiative in Turkey. The study documented the need to clarify the research university mission and deploy the necessary resources to give momentum to the research university initiative. We expect that the articles on this issue will contribute to higher education research and practice.

Plagiarism Awareness and Practices Engagement: Evidence from Adeleke University Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Students

Plagiarism is of great concern in diverse fields of human endeavour, including the basic medical sciences, especially with many trained undergraduates [after degree completion] venturing into academics where they need to publish. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between plagiarism awareness level and plagiarism practices engagement level by basic medical sciences undergraduates while also knowing plagiarism types and reasons for plagiarism. The study covered all the basic medical sciences undergraduates of a foremost private institution in South-West Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire. Purposive sampling was applied to the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, with all five academic departments investigated. Then, the total enumeration technique was employed because the target group was manageable and had well-defined characteristics. In all, 296 usable copies of the questionnaire were found worthy of being analysed. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. Descriptive statistics such as frequency count, percentage, mean and standard deviation scores were employed. Inferential statistics - Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was also adopted. The study’s result showed that the students know about all the listed plagiarism types and they mostly cited the pressure to turn in written assignments/works, followed by timely access to information to meet deadlines and then the deadline to turn in group work as reasons for plagiarism. Further, there was a significant relationship and positive correlation between the plagiarism awareness level and plagiarism practices engagement level of the students.

Factors Affecting the Plagiarism Behavior of Faculties in Maharashtra

The study aims to determine the impact of awareness, knowledge, and attitude toward plagiarism on the plagiarism activity of college teachers in Maharashtra State, India. Two hundred seventy-two college teachers within Maharashtra State, India, participated in the survey. The study used purposive and snowball sampling techniques. The college teachers have a reasonable awareness and moderate knowledge of plagiarism. The college teachers bore a positive attitude toward plagiarism. The results of multiple regression analysis showed a significant influence of all three independent variables on the plagiarism activities of college teachers. Attitude towards plagiarism was forecasted as the highest predictor of plagiarism activities of college teachers, followed by knowledge of plagiarism.

Investigating Teachers and Students’ Perceptions of Academic Plagiarism at the University Level

Plagiarism is a prevalent issue in academic settings that demoralises the integrity of learning and assessment processes. This study aimed to explore students’ perceptions towards plagiarism, their level of plagiarism awareness, the causes of plagiarism, and potential strategies to tackle this issue. Data was collected through surveys and interviews with both students (N = 267) and teachers (N = 4) at a university. The findings indicated that while students acknowledged plagiarism as unethical and detrimental to their learning progress, many lacked a clear understanding of what plagiarism involves. Students’ level of plagiarism awareness did not necessarily develop as they progressed in their academic studies. The causes of plagiarism identified in the study included easy accessibility to online resources, a lack of research writing skills, cultural influences, and perceived time constraints. Teachers emphasized the importance of technical writing training, providing constructive feedback, and intensifying penalties as strategies to combat plagiarism. The study underscores the critical need for comprehensive educational interventions that enhance academic writing skills, promote time management and stress management, provide constructive feedback, and enforce clear plagiarism policies. Therefore, educational institutions should consider implementing a multifaceted approach, encompassing academic writing skill development to efficiently address plagiarism and promote academic integrity among students. Further research should involve policymakers and explore the effectiveness of interventions in reducing plagiarism rates.

Learning development mentor provision – how it’s going

Continuing from the presentation in 2022 (see Thomas and Mansfield, 2022), the University of Northampton Learning Development Team used this session to share how the second year of their Learning Development Mentor Project has progressed. Our session discussed the impact of utilising student mentors on the provision of our service with the objective of reducing barriers to accessing support. Our nine Learning Development Mentors (LDMs) replicate that of Price et al.’s (2018) Student Learning Assistant Model where we offer support to students from any disciplinary subject via drop-ins, tutorials and other formal events. All LDMs are current second- and third-year students and work four or six hours a week to supplement the LD provision by offering a peer perspective to academic and study skills. Furthermore, they are seeping into spaces unable to be penetrated by Learning Development. The talk evaluated how the role was co-created with the LD Mentors and the benefits and impact it has had on the LD provision. We discussed how the Learning Development tutors, mentors and users of the service differentiate the roles. In addition, the impact of the following projects which the LDMs have been involved with was considered: University of Northampton Plagiarism Awareness Course (UNPAC). Social media and marketing outputs. Pathways project to support students’ understanding of Learning Development and how to access the service. Other institutional events such as open days, exam ready project and many more. The conference presentation will describe how we have navigated the project and how measuring impact with the project is not always straightforward.

Plagiarism in the Research Reports of Indian Doctoral Students: Causes and a Remedial Action Plan

Many reputable academic journals have retracted research papers from Indian researchers because of plagiarism. The University Grant Commission, a representative organisation of the Indian government, is diligently endeavouring to ensure academic integrity by applying stringent guidelines. The present study aims to find the potential causes of the plagiarism found in the research reports of Indian doctoral students and to formulate a remedial action plan. A literature review was undertaken to identify incidences of plagiarism at educational institutions. Based on the review’s insights, a survey was conducted to investigate doctoral students’ awareness of plagiarism, including causes and remedial action plans. In addition, 21 interviews were conducted with senior academics and professionals from various academic disciplines to gain an understanding of their viewpoints. An analysis was then undertaken of the responses received through the questionnaires and interviews. The results suggested the widespread incidence of plagiarism and shed light on its causes. A remedial action plan emerged from the study, which included 1) establishing a research ethics committee at all academic or research institutions, 2) fostering a correct understanding of plagiarism and its implications by conducting training, workshops and awareness campaigns at an early stage of doctoral students’ lives, 3) ensuring clarity of research purpose among doctoral students and emphasising the quality of research work, 4) developing academic writing skills, and 5) making anti-plagiarism software available free of charge to all students and faculty members. Indian students perceive the University Grant Commission’s stringent guidelines as a good initiative. However, these guidelines cannot be implemented fruitfully without addressing the underlying causes of plagiarism.

To Copy or not to Copy: Knowledge and Reasons for Plagiarism

To copy or not to copy is not an option for students to choose from, as copying one’s work or ideas is plagiarism, which is an unethical act and will be subject to severe punishment. Although awareness of plagiarism is commonly provided in many ways, students still commit it. Hence, the study was conducted with two objectives which are to determine the source of students’ knowledge on plagiarism, and to investigate the reasons for students committing plagiarism despite having knowledge on this matter. This quantitative research employed an online survey using a Google Form, which was distributed to the students via WhatsApp. The sample was obtained through purposive sampling. It consisted of 143 undergraduate degree students from a public university in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The data gathered was analysed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) for the descriptive analysis. The findings revealed that majority of the students knew about plagiarism and the punishment for committing it. Most of them also disagreed that they plagiarised because of the reasons stated in the questionnaire. The findings suggest that they may not commit plagiarism, or they may commit plagiarism for other reasons that were not stated in the questionnaire. Therefore, a qualitative study should be conducted to provide more insights into why students commit plagiarism.

How academic librarians combat student plagiarism

Plagiarism is one of Academia's most widely discussed topics, as it is considered severe academic misconduct. Academic librarians can become pioneers on the path to academic integrity and play a tremendously important role in combating student plagiarism. Using a quantitative approach, the present study attempts to investigate academic libraries' plagiarism preventive and detection role from the perspective of public university librarians in Greece. For the study, a five-faceted conceptual framework for the role of librarians was developed and evaluated. Results indicate that librarians have actively taken the lead in raising awareness of plagiarism and providing plagiarism education, support, and counselling. Yet, their participation and contribution to developing institutional plagiarism strategies could have been higher than the other roles. Similarly, the results showed low participation of library professionals in plagiarism detection services, underscoring the need for effective collaboration with other academic stakeholders. Analysis of differences based on demographic factors suggests that individuals with higher levels of education are more closely involved in various roles and activities related to plagiarism management. Implications of the findings are discussed.

Plagiarism awareness efforts, students’ ethical judgment and behaviors: a longitudinal experiment study on ethical nuances of plagiarism in higher education

ABSTRACT Widespread academic dishonesty among higher education (HE) students has been a concern for higher education institutes (HEIs). Ethics literature reports that unintentional plagiarism is more prevalent among HE students and the root cause is, limited or no awareness of nuances of ethics concerning plagiarism resulting in poor ethical judgments. This study attempts to examine what is students’ ethical reasoning for unintentional plagiarism and how HEIs’ ethical awareness efforts impact students’ ethical judgments which ultimately shape their ethical behavior. The study also explored whether and how individual-level factors such as intrinsic religiosity, age, gender, and work experience moderate the focal relationships. A longitudinal quasi-experimental field study was conducted. The subjects of the study were 294 postgraduate students of an internationally accredited higher education institution in India. The pretest–posttest design involved a set of experimental manipulations reflecting the HEI's endeavors to explicate the unethical implications of plagiarism.

Plagiarism in Higher Education (PLAGiHE) within Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review of a decade (2012–2022) literature

The purpose of this study was to map the distribution of publications on plagiarism among higher educational institutions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Studies reviewed were based on 171 plagiarism related publications within a decade (2012–2022). Findings revealed that most plagiarism related articles were published in 2016. Additionally, a majority of the studies (53) were from Nigeria and Ghana (23). Most of the articles focused on students’ and faculty’s awareness of plagiarism, and institutional prevention of plagiarism, but were rather marginal on challenges involved in preventing plagiarism, as well as effects of plagiarism. Dominant forms of plagiarism were self-plagiarism, branded plagiarism and commission plagiarism. However, major causes of plagiarism comprised easy access to digital information and resources; poor supervision of students; pressure on academics to publish for promotion; and insufficient skills development regarding ethical academic writing. Additionally, plagiarism preventive software and policies on plagiarism were the main ways of preventing plagiarism. Finally, in fighting plagiarism, higher educational institutions in SSA encountered challenges such as lack of well-trained academic experts to detect and report plagiarism cases; reluctance on the part of technical administrative staff to investigate works for traces of plagiarism; and low plagiarism detection skills from project supervisors. Based on the findings, recommendations are made to stakeholders for future research, policy and practice.

The Plagiarism Awareness of University’s Students in Writing Research Proposal

This study aimed to investigate the students' understanding and awareness of plagiarism in writing proposal. This study also investigated their reasons doing plagiarism in academic writing. A qualitative research method was used in this study by using interview for data collection techniques based on phenomenological research. The participants of this study were four students in the sixth semester in the English department at one of public universities in Banjarmasin. The study showed that students were aware of the act of plagiarism. They did plagiarism because of several factors, namely, laziness, wanting to finish quickly, and being pressured by circumstances. The study concluded that students needed to warn from the beginning related to the cause and impact of plagiarism for their future career. It`s not only bad for themselves but also harm others. The students should be actively involved in writing classes to express their own ideas and it can help them in proposal writing.

Awareness, attitudes towards plagiarism, and acceptance of using Turnitin in academic writings among undergraduate students

The purpose of this study was to examine the association of awareness of plagiarism, attitudes towards plagiarism and acceptance of using Turnitin among undergraduate students in a public university. The study was conducted on 143 undergraduate students at Universiti Teknologi MARA, Negeri Sembilan campus. Data was collected using an online questionnaire in the Google Form platform. These students took the Academic Writing subject. The ordinal data were collected using the 5-point Likert Scale. By studying the normality of the data using Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk statistical tests, the association between awareness of plagiarism, attitudes towards plagiarism, and acceptance of using Turnitin, can be made. The tests compared the sample's scores to a normally distributed set of scores with the same mean and standard deviation. This paper presents the major findings from non-parametric correlations (Spearman’s rank-order and Kendall Tau-b) and suggests future research direction in increasing undergraduates’ awareness of plagiarism and awareness of using Turnitin when submitting their academic assignments. To curb plagiarism among undergraduates in an academic writing course, the authors propose a plagiarism policy within academic institutions, strict sanctions on plagiarism, and teach students how to avoid plagiarism and the use of Turnitin.

Discovering Faculty Awareness of Plagiarism: A Study Among Information Management Students in Sarawak

Plagiarism is the most prevalent issue in today's educational environment. With the assistance of various technological advancements, the act of claiming someone else works as their own has become a crucial issue at the tertiary education level. Thus, it will have an impact on the production of quality graduates in the future. This study aims to discover the plagiarism awareness among undergraduate students. The study was carried out at Universiti Teknologi MARA Sarawak branch, Samarahan campus. A quantitative approach was taken. Data was gathered from questionnaires distributed to the students of School of Information Science, College of Computing, Informatics, and Media. A total of 108 undergraduate students participated in the survey. The results indicated that, in general, the students understood the plagiarism issue, including the significant consequences they faced. The students were also aware of the plagiarism policy. The results of this study might be used to promote a viable approach for eradicating and preventing academic plagiarism and misconduct among undergraduate students.