Plagiarism Perceptions and Attitudes Among Medical Students in Saudi Arabia

Alhadlaq, Abdulmajeed S; Dahmash, Abdulmajeed Bin; Alshomer, Feras

doi:10.18295/squmj.2020.20.01.011

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“…The study indicated that students are needed to be exposed to ethical aspects of academic writing at the same time they are exposed to format of academic writing. similar to existing studies such as by Alhadlaq et al (2020), the study showed that students must be guided to produce academic writing with proper format as well to use information ethically and develop references using a proper style in the academic writing.…”

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confidence: 68%

Improving Ethical Use of Information in Academic Writing among Polytechnic Students Using Online Plagiarism Module

Mohamad¹,

Karim²

2021

IJARPED

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Plagiarism has become a new challenge in higher learning in the information age. This study aimed to improve ethical use of information in academic writing among polytechnic students by implementing online plagiarism module in Ethics and Civilization Appreciation subject. The study employed an action research study and involved 30 Polytechnic students. Data was collected using previous students' assignments, interview and document analysis. The study found that the online plagiarism module implemented using online workshop had helped students to ethically use information and prepare references using a proper style in academic writing. This study implicated that any plagiarism modules for academic writing should be implemented within specific subjects to fully engage students in using information ethically in academic writing. The study also suggested the module could be implemented using online workshop which seem to add appeal to Z generation of students.

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confidence: 68%

Improving Ethical Use of Information in Academic Writing among Polytechnic Students Using Online Plagiarism Module

Mohamad¹,

Karim²

2021

IJARPED

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“…These findings are similar to those of a study conducted in Croatia that found that the majority of pharmacy students felt the same way [ 13 ]. However, many studies carried out among medical students reported that, in most cases, plagiarism is due to a lack of instruction in research methods and reference practices [ 16 , 17 , 18 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Exploring the Attitudes of Pharmacy Students in Saudi Arabia towards Plagiarism Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study

Babelghaith

Alrabiah

Al-Arifi

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Objectives: The objective of this study was to explore the attitudes towards plagiarism among pharmacy students in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on pharmacy students at King Saud University in Riyadh to assess their attitudes towards plagiarism. The questionnaire consists of 27 items on a 5-point Likert scale (strongly disagree, disagree, neutral, agree, and strongly agree) that assess three attitudes about plagiarism (positive and negative attitudes, as well as subjective norms). Results: A total of 415 pharmacy students took part in this research. Among the whole sample, 55.7% were male, and 44.3% were female. The findings demonstrated a moderately positive attitude towards plagiarism (30 ± 6) and subjective standards (29 ± 7) as well as a moderate negative attitude (22 ± 5). About 26.5% of students did not believe that they worked in a plagiarism-free workplace, and 45.3% of students believed that self-plagiarism should not be punished in the same way as plagiarism. Conclusions: The overall attitudes of pharmacy students were positive. Training in medical writing and research ethics in the undergraduate and graduate pharmacy curricula is mandatory.

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“…The implication is that management students can easily access this information from the internet, making plagiarism a significant threat to the intellectual integrity of this group. Although the concept of plagiarism has been examined in prior studies, discipline specific enquiries; including veterinary studies in India (Singh, 2017), medical studies in Saudi Arabia (Alhadlaq, Dahmash, & Alshomer, 2020); medical students in Pakistan (Javaeed, Khan, Khan, & Ghauri, 2019); tourism and hospitality (Goh, 2015); nursing (Goodwin & McCarthy, 2020); pharmacy (Mohamed et al, 2018) and business science (Quispe, Núñez, Arias, Chávez, & Cara, 2019) have been carried out in different contexts. However, there are limited studies on the perceptions of student plagiarism among the management sub-discipline of Transport, Logistics and Supply Chain Management.…”

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Investigating Predictors of Academic Plagiarism among University Students

Nabee¹,

Mageto²,

Pisa³

2020

IJLTER

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Academic plagiarism is increasingly becoming a challenge to academic integrity worldwide, owing to the ease of access to free information online. The aim of this paper was twofold; first, to ascertain the perceptions of transport and logistics management university students regarding academic plagiarism, and second, to determine the predictors of university students’ plagiarism practices. A self-designed structured questionnaire was developed to collect information from the students of their understanding of plagiarism (UP), the plagiarism practices (PP), the understanding of the university plagiarism policy (UPP), the understanding of the departmental plagiarism policy (DPP), the awareness of the university and departmental training workshops (TOP), and the adequacy of the university and departmental training workshops (AOT). Independent t-tests were computed for the differences in plagiarism, based on home language and gender. Also, a one-way ANOVA was computed to test if the year of study, the degree enrolled for, and race, had an impact on plagiarism practices. Lastly, a regression model was computed to determine the impact of the plagiarism predictors on the plagiarism practices. The results of this study revealed high-levels of the understanding of plagiarism, and an awareness of the university and departmental plagiarism policies. However, an analysis of the plagiarism practices revealed moderate levels of plagiarism, indicating a likelihood of intentional plagiarism among students. Two significant predictors of plagiarism practices among university students were identified as; the understanding of plagiarism and the understanding of the university-wide plagiarism policy. University instructors and education managers are informed through the findings of this study that clear plagiarism policies are important in reducing academic dishonesty among students. It is important to continuously train students on what plagiarism entails and how to avoid academic dishonesty.

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Plagiarism Perceptions and Attitudes Among Medical Students in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 16 publications

References 14 publications

Improving Ethical Use of Information in Academic Writing among Polytechnic Students Using Online Plagiarism Module

Improving Ethical Use of Information in Academic Writing among Polytechnic Students Using Online Plagiarism Module

Exploring the Attitudes of Pharmacy Students in Saudi Arabia towards Plagiarism Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study

Investigating Predictors of Academic Plagiarism among University Students

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