UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR BUSINESS SCHOOL

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (HONS) IN

MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

RESEARCH PROJECT ON
PLAGIARISM AMONG UNIKL BUSINESS SCHOOL STUDENTS

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Dear respondents,

The purpose of this study is to examine about plagiarism among UNIKL Business School
students. We would be so grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete this survey. All
information gathered shall be used purely for research purpose and shall be treated with
confidentiality. Thank you very much for your time and cooperation.

Instructions: Please read carefully and put a tick  next to the answer of your choice in
the space provided for each statement as promptly as possible. All questions are
mandatory.
SECTION A: DEMOGRAPHIC DATA

1. Gender:
Male
Female

2. Major field of study:

BBA in Management and Entrepreneurship
BBA in Islamic Finance
BBA in International Business
BBA in Marketing
BBA in Tourism and Planning

3. Year of study:
First year
Second year
Third year
Fourth year
Fifth year

SECTION B: REASONS FOR PLAGIARISM

4. What is your definition of plagiarism?

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 5. Plagiarism is legally and ethically wrong because? You may choose more than one
options.
You may get caught and lose marks
It is dishonest
Assignments that are plagiarised fail to demonstrate your knowledge of the
work
You don’t learn anything from copying someone else’s work
It steals other people’s ideas

6. Do you usually ask for help if you are having difficulty writing an assignment?
Yes
No

7. If no, why?

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8. Are you confident when doing reference for your work?

Yes
No
Sometimes

SECTION C: EFFECTS OF PLAGIARISM

9. Why do you think students choose to plagiarize? You may choose more than one
options.
Desire to get a good grade
Fear of failing
Procrastination or poor time management
Disinterest in the assignment
Lack of understanding of how to complete assignment
Too much effort required to paraphrase and quote
Poor in English proficiency
Normal behaviour (everyone does it/not considered serious)
10. How often have you engaged in the following behaviour?
*4=frequently | 3=sometimes | 2=rarely | 1=never*
Behaviour 4 3 2 1
i. Copied homework assignment from a peer
ii. Copied from notes in an exam/test/quiz
iii. Copied a colleague’s answer in an exam/test/quiz
iv. Provided answers to a colleague in an exam/test/quiz
v. Allowed a colleague to copy your work
vi. Done homework for a colleague
vii. Paid someone to do your work

11. What do you think is the most common type of plagiarism that students always do?
You may choose one option ONLY.
Direct Plagiarism (the word-for-word transcription of a section of someone
else’s work, without attribution and without quotation marks)
Self-Plagiarism (occurs when a student submits his or her own previous work,
or mixes parts of previous works, without permission from all professors
involved)
Mosaic Plagiarism (occurs when a student borrows phrases from a source
without using quotation marks, or finds synonyms for the author’s language
while keeping to the same general structure and meaning of the original)
Accidental plagiarism (occurs when a person neglects to cite their sources, or
misquotes their sources, or unintentionally paraphrases a source by using
similar words, groups of words, and/or sentence structure without attribution)

12. What punishment could be given for a first offence of plagiarism? You may choose
more than one options.
A warning
Zero mark
Redo assignment with a reduced grade
Course failure
Attend training seminars or workshops on plagiarism
 Academic suspension
Expulsion from university
Temporary or permanent transcript notation of plagiarism

SECTION D: SUGGESTIONS

13. In your opinion, how students can avoid plagiarism or academic dishonesty in their
studies? You may provide more than one suggestions.

i. _______________________________________________________________

ii. _______________________________________________________________

iii. _______________________________________________________________