TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of undergraduate students toward plagiarism and its change (if any) during their four-year study at a Pakistani university.Design/methodology/approach The students who participated were majoring in electrical engineering; there were 106 first-year students and 127 final-year students. The students were asked to complete a plagiarism attitude scale (Harris, 2011) survey and reveal their attitudes toward plagiarism.Findings Rasch analysis was conducted on the scale to optimize its measurement qualities. Analysis indicated no significant changes in the attitude of the students, which remained very lenient and soft toward plagiarism despite the strict policy of the higher education commission of Pakistan and the university. These results indicate that the students lacked an understanding of what constitutes as plagiarism. Therefore, more awareness toward the ethical aspects of plagiarism is needed to reduce academic misconduct.Originality/value Plagiarism is an academic offense yet very few studies have been conducted to understand the perceptions of the students in order to minimize it.
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
SN  - 2050-7003
DO  - 10.1108/JARHE-04-2020-0080
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-04-2020-0080
AU  - Javaid Syeda Tuba
AU  - Sultan Sameera
AU  - Ehrich John Fitzgerald
PY  - 2020
Y1  - 2020/01/01
TI  - Contrasting first and final year undergraduate students' plagiarism perceptions to investigate anti-plagiarism measures
T2  - Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 561
EP  - 576
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -