Self-Perceived Plagiarism from the Perspective of Non-Business Students of Public University in Malaysia
Abstract
Plagiarism is among recurring issues present at all levels of education globally. Specifically, higher learning institutions have known to hold responsibility in shaping graduates to become future leaders with a high level of integrity. Due to this fact, identifying the factors that influence a student's decision to engage in plagiarism is imperative to minimize its occurrence. Even so, existing literature on academic misconduct exclusively stresses on students in Western countries. The findings on plagiarism behavior in Asian countries such as Malaysia have been limited, especially among non-business students. Therefore, this study is aimed at determining the plagiarism level as perceived by non-business students. This study will also identify the relationships between internet facilities, negative attitude, pressure, and lack of competency on self-perceived plagiarism. Data were gathered from 368 tertiary students of six non-business faculties in a public university in Malaysia, using a self-administered survey. The level of self-perceived plagiarism was found to be at medium as perceived by the non-business students. On the relationships between variables, internet facilities were found to have the highest influence on self-perceived plagiarism. This is followed by a negative attitude and lack of competency. Surprisingly, pressure was found to have no link with self-perceived plagiarism. The findings of the study are significant to the Ministry of Education and institutions of higher education in particular, in understanding the plagiarism behavior among tertiary students in Malaysia. The results of the study shall also be useful in creating awareness among the community and in providing input in designing relevant programs to minimize the occurrence of plagiarism behavior.
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Ellahi, A., Mushtaq, R. & Khan, M.B. (2013) Multi campus investigation of academic dishonesty in higher education of Pakistan. International Journal of Educational Management, 27(6), 647 – 666.
Fish, R., &Hura, G. (2013). Students’ perceptions of plagiarism. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 13(5), 33-45.
Hansen, B., Stith, D., &Tesdell, L. S. (2011). Plagiarism: What's the big deal?.Business Communication Quarterly, 74(2), 188.
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Trushell J., Byrne, K., & Simpson, R. (2012). Cheating behaviours, the internet and educationundergraduate students. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 28(2), 136 145.
Walters, A.A., & Hunsicker-Walburn, M.J. (2015). Exploring perceptions of technology’s impact on academic misconduct, Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 7(1), 32- 42
Wheeler, D. and Anderson, D. (2010), Dealing with plagiarism in a complex information society, Education, Business and Society: Contemporary Middle Eastern Issues, EmeraldGroup Publishing, Bingley.
Yeo, S. (2007). First‐year university science and engineering students’ understanding of plagiarism. High Education Research & Development, 26(2), 199-216.
Published
2021-07-01
How to Cite
HUSSEIN, Norashikin et al.
Self-Perceived Plagiarism from the Perspective of Non-Business Students of Public University in Malaysia.
Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, [S.l.], v. 3, n. 2, p. 163-170, july 2021.
Available at: <https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/ajress/article/view/14089>. Date accessed: 13 oct. 2024.
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