The Effectiveness of a Plagiarism Prevention Policy: A Longitudinal Study of Student Views

Undergraduate student views on the severity ofplagiarism were measured before and four yearsafter the adoption of a signed certification ofauthorship policy to determine policyeffectiveness. Students were asked to rate theseverity of dishonesty for a series ofpotential plagiarism type offenses. Resu...

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Main Author: Sims, Randi L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2002
In: Teaching business ethics
Year: 2002, Volume: 6, Issue: 4, Pages: 477-482
Further subjects:B Undergraduate Student
B Type Offense
B Prevention Policy
B Longitudinal Study
B Policy Implementation
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Summary:Undergraduate student views on the severity ofplagiarism were measured before and four yearsafter the adoption of a signed certification ofauthorship policy to determine policyeffectiveness. Students were asked to rate theseverity of dishonesty for a series ofpotential plagiarism type offenses. Resultsindicate that after policy implementation,students rated three out of four plagiarismoffenses as significantly more dishonest thanstudents surveyed before policy implementation. Suggestions for adopting similar policies areprovided.
ISSN:1573-1944
Contains:Enthalten in: Teaching business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1023/A:1021190010446