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Ethical Misconduct In The Business School: A Case Of Plagiarism That Turned Bitter
Author: Cabral-Cardoso C.1
Source: Journal of Business Ethics, Volume 49, Number 1, January 2004, pp. 75-89(15)
Publisher: Springer
Abstract: As a result of the public demand for higher ethical standards, business schools are increasingly
taking ethical matters seriously. But their effort has concentrated on teaching business ethics and on students'
ethical behavior. Business faculty, in contrast, has attracted much less attention. This paper explores the
context and the implications of an alleged case of plagiarism in a master's dissertation submitted to a
university lacking both an ethical code of conduct and a formalized procedure to deal with academic
misconduct. The events evolved into a bitter political process in which the more ethically aware members of
faculty challenged efforts to cover-up. Here the focus is on the motives and behavior of faculty members
involved in this case rather than the alleged plagiarist's. The role played by the main actors involved in the
process in examined using the theory of moral development and the organizational politic perspective. The
paper discusses the mechanisms available to raise ethical awareness and prevent academic misconduct, and
the limitations of self-regulation and self-monitoring that prevails in the university system. It also examines the
impact of ethics instruction and faculty ethical standards on students' behavior and concludes that ethics
instruction can only be effective when the principles taught are in line with daily actions of their instructors.
Plagiarism: Deterrence, Detection and Prevention: The Handbook for Economics Lecturers
Author: Jeremy B. Williams (2005)
Source: HEA website
Contents: 1. Introduction 2.The 'New' Plagiarism - 2.1 The scale of the problem 2.2 The different types of
plagiarism 2.3 Detecting plagiarism 2.4 The motivations for plagiarism 2.5 Deterring and preventing plagiarism
3.Authentic assessment practice - 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Managerial economics Where next? 4.1 Web resources
4.2 Suggested reading
Plagiarism, Computers and Values: Preventing Plagiarism Among International Business and
Management
Author: L D Introna and Anja Timm (Project in progress, 2008)
Source: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/projects/detail/projectfinder/projects/pf2642
Abstract: The aim of the project is to develop and disseminate the necessary resources to deal with
plagiarism amongst international students in UK post graduate programmes in Business and Management
Studies (BMS) in a progressive and formative manner rather than in the typical reactive and punitive manner.
This will be done by: developing an understanding of different cultural perceptions of plagiarism; understanding
and supporting the writing practices of international students; developing ways to use plagiarism detection
systems in a fair and formative way; and finally, by developing policies and resources for dealing with
plagiarism by international students on an ongoing basis.
SECaM
SoGAER
Evaluating an Electronic Plagiarism Detection Service: The Importance of Trust and the Difficulty
of Proving Students Don't Cheat
Authors: Robert Evans Cardiff School of Social Sciences,Wales
Source: Active Learning in Higher Education, Vol. 7, No. 1, 87-99 (2006)
Publisher: 2006 SAGE Publications
Abstract: Plagiarism by students is seen as an increasing problem. The fear is that students will use the
internet to obtain analysis, interpretation or even complete assignments and then submit these as their own
work. Electronic plagiarism detection services may help to prevent such unfair practice but, in doing so, they
create a new problem: certifying the absence of plagiarism. This article reports the results of an evaluation of
one such service within an interdisciplinary school of social sciences. The article describes how the system
works and the experiences of staff and students in using the service, together with an evaluation of the data
generated. The key findings are that the service did identify examples of poor scholarship and unfair practice
that had been missed under the usual marking system but that rigorously checking every script for plagiarism
was impractical. Trust and student honesty thus remain central to a successful academic system.
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MEDICAL
Exploring Perceptions and Attitudes of Senior Medical Students and Interns to Academic Integrity
Authors: Elzubeir M.A.1; Rizk D.E.E.2
Source: Medical Education, Volume 37, Number 7, July 2003, pp. 589-596(8)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
Context: Academic integrity is fundamental to the role of aspiring doctors. However, little is known about
Middle Eastern students' perceptions and experiences of educational dishonesty.
Purpose: To describe the self-reported attitudes and behaviors of senior medical students and interns
regarding educational integrity and to determine whether there are any differences according to gender and
year of study.
Design: Cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire to 88 participants. Setting Faculty of
Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE.
Results: A total of 82 (932%) respondents considered educational misconduct to be wrong. A total of 78
(886%) participants would not engage in such activities. Unethical educational practices such as plagiarism
were viewed less seriously than other aspects of educational misconduct such as misuse of power. Female
students were significantly less likely than males to report that they would engage in dishonest educational
practices (P = 004). Interns were more stringent than medical students regarding penalties appropriate for
academic misconduct (P = 0002). Only 13 (15%) subjects stated that they would inform faculty of dishonest
behavior on the part of their peers.
Conclusion: Most participants, particularly females and interns, consider educational misconduct to be wrong
and would not engage in such activities.
PHYSICS
Revision bingo, plagiarism spotting and teaching ethics in bio-medicine help lecturer gain
national accolade.
Author: Dr Willmott
Source: http://www2.le.ac.uk/ebulletin/news/press-releases/2000-2009/2005/06/nparticle-nh7-28h-rbd
Contents: Among the numerous examples of Dr Willmotts commitment to teaching is his invention of a novel
activity on plagiarism. The exercise, in which students are presented with an original text and seven
derivations in order to learn about appropriate and inappropriate uses of source materials, has had an
international impact.
He has also initiated a course on web authoring and bioethics, encouraging students to engage in the ethical
issues related with biomedicine. This represents one aspect of his national involvement in the development of
teaching resources and methodology in the growing field of bioethics. His work at Leicester has helped
students to see that ethics is not an abstract subject, but is rather something in which they are actually
engaged on a daily basis.
PSYCHOLOGY