The effectiveness of a plagiarism prevention policy: A longitudinal study of student views

Author(s)

Randi L. Sims, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

ORCID

Randi L. Sims0000-0001-5671-1045

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Teaching Business Ethics

ISSN

1382-6891

Publication Date

1-1-2002

Abstract/Excerpt

Undergraduate student views on the severity of plagiarism were measured before and four years after the adoption of a signed certification of authorship policy to determine policy effectiveness. Students were asked to rate the severity of dishonesty for a series of potential plagiarism type offenses. Results indicate that after policy implementation, students rated three out of four plagiarism offenses as significantly more dishonest as students surveyed before policy implementation. Suggestions for adopting similar policies are provided.

Volume

6

Issue

4

First Page

477

Last Page

482

NSUWorks Citation

Sims, Randi L., "The effectiveness of a plagiarism prevention policy: A longitudinal study of student views" (2002). HCBE Faculty Articles. 129.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hcbe_facarticles/129