Academic Dishonesty of Accounting Students at Higher Learning Institutions

Kassim, Che Ku Hisam Che Ku; Nasir, Noor Emilina Mohd; Ahmad, Suraya

doi:10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n4s2p702

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“…, 2007). This can be seen as a signal to the students that academic dishonesty is a serious offence that cannot be tolerated (Che Ku Kassim et al. , 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…, 2015). Secondly, while having a comprehensive academic policy is desired, the enforcement process should be given heavier consideration (Che Ku Kassim et al. , 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…(2007), for example, argue that vague and blurred policy often makes academic violations difficult to be charged or given appropriate punishments. On a similar note, Che Ku Kassim et al. (2015) argue that poor policy is often associated with the rising cases of academic misconduct of students in higher institutes of learning.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Rising cases of academic dishonesty is a manifestation of eroding ethical values among university students (Balbuena and Lamela, 2015; Che Ku Kassim et al. , 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Intention to deceive: undergraduates' perception of fraudulent excuse-making

Kassim

Sallem

2022

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PurposeIssues on fraudulent excuses have become a common phenomenon at higher educational institutions. Although these misbehaviours can unfavourably impact the quality of graduates, nonetheless, these issues have been largely ignored as the focus of academic debates is placed more on other academic dishonest behaviours such as cheating in exams and plagiarisms. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to examine undergraduates' perception of fraudulent excuse-making and to offer a fruitful academic discussion on this deceitful behaviour that has been a somewhat undesirable culture in tertiary educational settings.Design/methodology/approachAn online self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted to 346 undergraduates at a Malaysian public university.FindingsThe results suggest that, while the number is low, fraudulent excuses are indeed being mobilised by undergraduate students in their attempt to avoid academic responsibility. The influence of demographic profiles on fraudulent excuse-making is also evident.Originality/valueA scarcity of studies on fraudulent excuses has contributed to a lack of understanding of the pertinent reasons and causes leading to the engagement of these misbehaviours. The paper hopes to shed some light that can be beneficial to the relevant managerial authorities within the university in any policy changes in an attempt to curb this problematic behaviour from continuously affecting the inner quality of graduates.

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“…, 2007). This can be seen as a signal to the students that academic dishonesty is a serious offence that cannot be tolerated (Che Ku Kassim et al. , 2015).…”

Section: Findings and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…, 2015). Secondly, while having a comprehensive academic policy is desired, the enforcement process should be given heavier consideration (Che Ku Kassim et al. , 2015).…”

Section: Findings and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Rising cases of academic dishonesty is a manifestation of eroding ethical values among university students (Balbuena and Lamela, 2015; Che Ku Kassim et al. , 2015).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Intention to deceive: undergraduates' perception of fraudulent excuse-making

Kassim

Sallem

2022

IJEM

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“…The term plagiarism is defined as "deliberately misrepresenting the work and ideas from others without appropriately citing the sources" (Kassim et al, 2015, p. 703). This action has become common in universities due to the students' intention in attaining high grade (Kassim et al, 2015).…”

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Plagiarism Intention Among Private University Students In Pahang

Rasli¹

2020

European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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Academic Dishonesty of Accounting Students at Higher Learning Institutions

Abstract: Academic dishonesty is a serious educational problem. One of the major consequences of academic dishonesty is

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Intention to deceive: undergraduates' perception of fraudulent excuse-making

Intention to deceive: undergraduates' perception of fraudulent excuse-making

Plagiarism Intention Among Private University Students In Pahang

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