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Plagiarism among Undergraduate Students in an Engineering- Based University: An Exploratory Analysis

Plagiarism is a complex phenomenon and addressing the problem requires a thorough examination of various constructions underpinning it occurrences. This paper explores plagiarism practices and its contributing factors among the engineering undergraduates in a higher learning institution. 500 questio...

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Main Authors: Wan, Roselind, Md Nordin, Shahrina, halib, mohammed, ghazali, zulkipli
Format: Citation Index Journal
Published: EuroJournals Publishing Inc. 2011
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H Social Sciences (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.utp.edu.my/7176/1/EJSS_25_4_08%5B1%5D.pdf
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spelling my.utp.eprints.71762017-03-20T02:24:16Z Plagiarism among Undergraduate Students in an Engineering- Based University: An Exploratory Analysis Wan, Roselind Md Nordin, Shahrina halib, mohammed ghazali, zulkipli H Social Sciences (General) Plagiarism is a complex phenomenon and addressing the problem requires a thorough examination of various constructions underpinning it occurrences. This paper explores plagiarism practices and its contributing factors among the engineering undergraduates in a higher learning institution. 500 questionnaires, consisting of 50 items, were distributed to the Engineering students as respondents in this study. The investigation hinges on four dimensions which include awareness about plagiarism, knowledge on academic referencing, intent and extent in committing plagiarism and contributing factors towards plagiarism. The findings provide some sociological insights for better understanding of the problem among students in universities. EuroJournals Publishing Inc. 2011-10-25 Citation Index Journal PeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utp.edu.my/7176/1/EJSS_25_4_08%5B1%5D.pdf http://www.europeanjournalofsocialsciences.com Wan, Roselind and Md Nordin, Shahrina and halib, mohammed and ghazali, zulkipli (2011) Plagiarism among Undergraduate Students in an Engineering- Based University: An Exploratory Analysis. [Citation Index Journal] http://eprints.utp.edu.my/7176/
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
Wan, Roselind
Md Nordin, Shahrina
halib, mohammed
ghazali, zulkipli
Plagiarism among Undergraduate Students in an Engineering- Based University: An Exploratory Analysis
description Plagiarism is a complex phenomenon and addressing the problem requires a thorough examination of various constructions underpinning it occurrences. This paper explores plagiarism practices and its contributing factors among the engineering undergraduates in a higher learning institution. 500 questionnaires, consisting of 50 items, were distributed to the Engineering students as respondents in this study. The investigation hinges on four dimensions which include awareness about plagiarism, knowledge on academic referencing, intent and extent in committing plagiarism and contributing factors towards plagiarism. The findings provide some sociological insights for better understanding of the problem among students in universities.
format Citation Index Journal
author Wan, Roselind
Md Nordin, Shahrina
halib, mohammed
ghazali, zulkipli
author_facet Wan, Roselind
Md Nordin, Shahrina
halib, mohammed
ghazali, zulkipli
author_sort Wan, Roselind
title Plagiarism among Undergraduate Students in an Engineering- Based University: An Exploratory Analysis
title_short Plagiarism among Undergraduate Students in an Engineering- Based University: An Exploratory Analysis
title_full Plagiarism among Undergraduate Students in an Engineering- Based University: An Exploratory Analysis
title_fullStr Plagiarism among Undergraduate Students in an Engineering- Based University: An Exploratory Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Plagiarism among Undergraduate Students in an Engineering- Based University: An Exploratory Analysis
title_sort plagiarism among undergraduate students in an engineering- based university: an exploratory analysis
publisher EuroJournals Publishing Inc.
publishDate 2011
url http://eprints.utp.edu.my/7176/1/EJSS_25_4_08%5B1%5D.pdf
http://www.europeanjournalofsocialsciences.com
http://eprints.utp.edu.my/7176/
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