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Paper presented at PLA International Conference 2010, Islamabad. October 13-14, 2010

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Page 1: Graduate & Post-graduate students' awareness about plagiarism
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Academic Integrity Plagiarism Plagiarism as an Intellectual Dishonesty Higher Education and Research in

Pakistan Librarians’ Concerns for Creation of New

Knowledge and Authenticity/Originality of Information

Students Awareness about Plagiarism Design of the Study

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International Scenario Plagiarism in Pakistan Higher Education Commission of

Pakistan’s Quality Assurance and Guidelines on Plagiarism

Citation Styles and Citation Management Software

Use of Turnitin in Academic Institutions in Pakistan

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Sample400 Graduate and Postgraduate Students from Public and Private Sector Universities

Data Collection› Instrument: Questionnaire

Demographic information University plagiarism policies Students’ awareness of plagiarism

A self reported questionnaire survey August – September 2010

Valid responses 350

Independent variables

Dependent variable

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Code book SPSS (Statistical Products Services & Solutions)

Data purification Scale reliability: Cronbach Alpha=0.910 Descriptive statistics Frequency analysis

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Respondents’ Post Graduation Plans› Further Study = 132 (37.7%)› Government Employment = 116 (33.1%)› Private Employment = 72 (20.6%)› Self Employment = 20 (5.7%)

Frequency of Internet Use to Access e-Resources› All the Time = 76 (21.7%)› Very Often = 101 (28.9%)› Fairley Often = 61 (17.4%)› Occasionally = 61 (17.4%)› Very Few Times = 47(13.4%)

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Plagiarism as a last resort, when under pressure› Yes = 121 (34.6%)› No = 199 (56.9%)› NR = 30 (8.6%)

Does your institution have a plagiarism policy?

(Yes = 149, No = 63, Don’t know = 118, NR = 20)

› Available at: University website = 31 (8.9%)› Research guidelines = 59 (16.9%)› Students handbook = 26 (7.4%)

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How do you personally rate your university’s plagiarism policy? › Very strict = 47 (13.4%)› Strict = 89 (25.4%)› Fair = 90 (25.7%)› Lenient = 46 (13.1%)› Very weak = 51 (14.6%)› NR = 27 (7.7%)

Do you know what plagiarism detection system (turnitin etc) is being used in your university?

› Yes = 52 (14.9%)› Some idea = 126 (36%)› No idea = 162 (46.3 %)› NR = 10 (2.9%)

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Have you/anyone you know ever intentionally plagiarized?› Yes = 81 (23.1%)› May be = 93 (26.6%)› Don’t know = 88 (25.1%)› No = only 85 (24.3%)› NR = 3 (0.9%)

Have you/anyone you know ever had been detected for plagiarism?

› Yes = 81 (23.1%)› May be = 74 (21.1%)› Don’t know = 81 (23.1%)› No = 112 (32%)› NR = 2 (0.6%)

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Plagiarism awareness statementsStrongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree

Strongly disagree NR Mean

I understand the meaning of plagiarism 124 132 40 21 18 15 3.79

I understand plagiarism to be wrong 125 103 53 34 14 21 3.65

Copying from a book without crediting the source constitutes plagiarism 79 111 63 45 22 30 3.26

If a student violates the plagiarism policy he/she will be caught 60 105 85 43 17 40 3.08

If a student violates the plagiarism policy he/she will be caught and face serious consequences 29 100 94 74 25 28 3.11

Our faculty is effective at catching students who plagiarize 38 95 103 68 28 18 2.86

University is effective at catching students who plagiarize 52 106 93 54 18 27 2.98

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A significant number of students did not understand the meaning and consequences of plagiarism, existence of plagiarism policies and plagiarism detection systems, so an extensive plagiarism literacy program is the minimum every university should start with immediate effect

Students plagiarize when under pressure, therefore faculty should allocate reasonable research work

It is strongly recommended to organize seminars, workshops and symposia to educate students about plagiarism, its consequences and tools and techniques to avoid it and fair publishing

There is a need of focused agenda for HEC and universities to eliminate plagiarism from our universities

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Evidences of the study lead to recommend offering full-fledged courses on research ethics and plagiarism in our universities

We need to build students’ belief in effectiveness of faculty/universities in detection and penalties for plagiarism

Formulate clear and transparent university ethics and plagiarism policies both for students and faculty and publicize them

Establish plagiarism monitoring committees and make them effective

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Promote the use of software such as for detection and management

of plagiarism

Promote the use of citation management tools such as , etc.

Help students enhance their research, writing and referencing and publishing skills through establishing writing centers

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Set a climate where academic integrity is valued

Design thoughtful assignments/research projects

Be conscious and create consciousness for research ethics

Create awareness about intellectual integrity and reputation of individuals, institutions and Pakistan

Define and discuss with students what plagiarism is?

Include a plagiarism policy (in line with HEC guidelines) in your syllabi

Determine students’ level of knowledge in paraphrasing, citing, summarizing and using style manuals

Review research process and note-taking techniques

Observe and educate students to respect copyright laws

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Thank you