期刊名称：International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2222-6990
出版年度：2019
卷号：9
期号：3
页码：512-520
DOI：10.6007/IJARBSS/v9-i3/5710
语种：English
出版社：Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
摘要：It is undeniable that academic dishonesty is perceived as a serious problem in higher education. Prior studies showed that the issue on academic dishonesty among undergraduate students has increased tremendously. This problem comprises of many different behaviors and issues that connote academic dishonesty in this study range from plagiarism, cheating on tests to cheating on assignment. A total of 732 set of questionnaires were collected across 7 faculties at one public university in Malaysia. Recommendations and future research directions are also discussed. The main objective of this paper is to examine the extent to which students of one public university in Malaysia commit academic dishonesty. Results: The results of the study revealed that the most common form of academic dishonesty that students are involved in is plagiarism. The findings indicate that 64.1 percent of the respondents combined several resources found from the internet to complete their assignment without acknowledging the author. Conclusion: All faculty members or higher education institutions can take part to lessen the incidence of academic dishonesty among undergraduate students.
