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Prevention is Better than Cure: Addressing Cheating and Plagiarism Based on the IT Student Perspective

Prevention is Better than Cure: Addressing Cheating and Plagiarism Based on the IT Student Perspective

Martin Dick, Judithe Sheard, Maurie Hasen
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781599048017|ISBN10: 1599048019|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616927042|EISBN13: 9781599048031
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-801-7.ch011
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Dick, Martin, et al. "Prevention is Better than Cure: Addressing Cheating and Plagiarism Based on the IT Student Perspective." Student Plagiarism in an Online World: Problems and Solutions, edited by Tim S. Roberts, IGI Global, 2008, pp. 160-182. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-801-7.ch011

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Dick, M., Sheard, J., & Hasen, M. (2008). Prevention is Better than Cure: Addressing Cheating and Plagiarism Based on the IT Student Perspective. In T. Roberts (Ed.), Student Plagiarism in an Online World: Problems and Solutions (pp. 160-182). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-801-7.ch011

Chicago

Dick, Martin, Judithe Sheard, and Maurie Hasen. "Prevention is Better than Cure: Addressing Cheating and Plagiarism Based on the IT Student Perspective." In Student Plagiarism in an Online World: Problems and Solutions, edited by Tim S. Roberts, 160-182. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2008. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-801-7.ch011

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Abstract

This chapter adopts a four aspect model to address cheating and plagiarism in universities – education, prevention, detection and consequence. The research focussed on the two aspects of education and prevention as the authors feel that this area has not been considered in detail by the research. Building on past research, a series of eight focus groups (72 students) were conducted with students from information technology degrees at an Australian university. The students were asked to comment and discuss the phenomenon of cheating from their perspective. The chapter presents in detail the responses of the students as analysed by the researchers and then builds a set of guidelines for educators to use in the areas of education and prevention in relation to student cheating.

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