Assessing Upperclassmen versus Underclassmen Business Student Perceptions of Plagiarism at a Regional Institution of Higher Education
Keywords:
academic dishonesty; cheating; education; higher education; plagiarismAbstract
Academic dishonesty and cheating are concerns of higher education institutions. This study represents a natural extension of preceding plagiarism research that was performed at a regional institution of higher education. This study examines underclassmen versus upperclassmen perceptions of plagiarism regarding three notions: 1) necessary evil, 2) professionalism, and 3) legality. The findings of this study confirmed the findings of its predecessors in that plagiarism was not viewed as a necessary evil, that respondents exhibited neutrality regarding plagiarism from a professional context, and that neutrality was exhibited regarding the legal perspective. One statistically significant outcome was exhibited regarding professionalism views of plagiarism.
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Doss, D., Henley, R., Gokaraju, B., McElreath, D., Lackey, H., Hong, Q., & Miller, L. (2016). Assessing domestic vs. international student perceptions and attitudes of plagiarism. Journal of International Students, 6(2), 542-565.
Doss, D.A., Allen, A., Henley, R., McElreath, D., Miller, L., & Hong, Q. (2015a, May). An analysis of graduate vs. undergraduate opinions of business students regarding plagiarism. Paper presented at the meeting of the Academic Business World International Conference & International Conference on Learning and Administration in Higher Education. Nashville, TN.
Doss, D.A, Glover, W.H., Goza, R.A., & Wigginton, M. (2015b). The foundations of communication in criminal justice systems. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
Doss, D., Pitts, S., & Kamery, R. (2006). The effects of part-time instruction on grades in the applied math with an introduction to calculus course. Proceedings of the Academy of Educational leadership, 11(1), 113
Elander, J., Pittam, G., Lusher, J., Fox, P., & Payne, N. (2010). Evaluation of an intervention to help students avoid unintentional plagiarism by improving their authorial identity. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 35(2), 157-171.
English, J. (2014). Plugged in: Succeeding as an online learner. Boston, MA: Wadsworth Publishing.
Fallis, D. (2007). Toward an epistemology of intellectual property. Journal of Information Ethics, 16(2), 34-51.
He, F., Liu, M., Yang, D., Li, M., & Doss, D. (2016). Necessary evil: Assessing full-time vs. part-time student perceptions of plagiarism. Proceedings of the Academy of Organizational Culture, Communications, and Conflict, 21(1), 23-27.
Howard, S., Ehrich, J., & Walton, R. (2014). Measuring students’ perceptions of plagiarism: Modification and Rasch validation of a plagiarism attitude scale. Journal of Applied Measurement, 15(4), 372-393.
Jones, D. (2011). Academic dishonesty: Are more students cheating? Business Communication Quarterly, 74(2), 141-150.
Kruck, J. (2013). Good scientific practice and ethical principles in scientific research and higher education. Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine, 1(1), 25-29.
Liu, M., Yang, D., He, F., Li, M., & Doss, D. (2016). Professionalism: Assessing full-time vs. part-time student perceptions of plagiarism. Proceedings of the Academy of Organizational Culture, Communications, and Conflict, 21(1), 39-44.
Liu, C., Yao, L., & Hu, N. (2012). Improving ethics education in accounting: Lessons from medicine and law. Issues in Accounting Education, 27(3), 671-690.
Martin, B.R. (2013). Whither research integrity? Plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and coercive citation in an age of research assessment. Research Policy, 42(5), 1005-1014.
McCabe, D.L. (2005). Cheating among college and university students: A North American perspective. International Journal for Educational Integrity, 1(1), 1-11.
McCrink, A. (2010). Ethical nursing practice. Nursing for Women’s Health, 14(6), 443-446.
McElreath, D.H., Doss, D.A., Jensen, C.J., Wigginton, M., Kennedy, R., Winter, K.R., Mongue, R.E., Bounds, J., & Estis-Sumerel, J.M. (2013). Introduction to law enforcement. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
McNabb, D.E. (2010). Research methods for political science: Quantitative and qualitative approaches (2nd ed.). Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe Publishing.
Moore, S., Armstrong, C., & Pearson, J. (2008). Lecture absenteeism among students in higher education: A valuable route to understanding student motivation. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 30(1), 15-24.
Mundava, M. & Chaudhuri, J. (2007). Understanding plagiarism: The role of librarians at the University of Tennessee in assisting students to practice fair use of information, College and Research Libraries News, 68, 1-5.
Papadakis, M.A. & Wofsy, D. (2010). Plagiarism on personal statements: A disturbing symptom of a broader trend. Annals of Internal Medicine, 153(2), 128.
Peled, Y., Eshet, Y., & Grinautski, K. (2013). Perceptions regarding the seriousness of academic dishonesty amongst students – A comparison between face-to-face and online courses. Proceedings of the Chais conference on instructional technologies research 2013: Learning in the technological era. Raanana: The Open University of Israel.
Pitts, S.T., Doss, D.A., & Kamery, R.H. (2005a). What are the effects of part-time instruction on final grades in the business law course? Academy of Educational Leadership, 10(2), 81.
Pitts, S.T., Doss, D.A., & Kamery, R.H. (2005b). What are the effects of part-time instruction in the legal environment of business course? Academy of Educational Leadership, 10(2), 75.
Sheffield, J. (2016). A cost-benefit analysis of residence hall renovation at a regional institution of higher education. International Journal of Education and Social Science, 3(3), 19-27.
Stout, B. (2011). Professional ethics and academic integrity in police education. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 5(4), 300-309.
Student Wins. (1997). Student wins suit accusing a professor of plagiarism. Retrieved from: http://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/24/us/student-wins-suit-accusing-a-professor-of-plagiarism.html
Tappen, R.M. (2011). Advanced nursing research: From theory to practice. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishing.
Thomas, P.L. (2007). Of flattery and thievery: Reconsidering plagiarism in a time of virtual information. The English Journal, 96(5), 81-84.
Walker, J. (2010). Measuring plagiarism: Researching what students do, not what they say they do. Studies in Higher Education, 35(1), 41-59.
Worthen, K.J. (2004). Discipline: An academic dean’s perspective on dealing with plagiarism. Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal, 2, 441-448.
Yang, D., Liu, M., He, F., Li, M., & Doss, D. (2016). Legality: Assessing full-time vs. part-time student perceptions of plagiarism. Proceedings of the Academy of Organizational Culture, Communications, and Conflict
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Assessing Upperclassmen versus Underclassmen Business Student Perceptions of Plagiarism at a Regional Institution of Higher Education. (2018). Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 5(1), 1-17. https://ojed.org/jise/article/view/1575
