Academic dishonesty among accounting students in Malaysia
There are three objectives of the present study: to ascertain the types of assessment which are subject to cheating by accounting students; to determine the justifications given by students in neutralizing their cheating behavior; and to identify cheating deterrents from the perception of the studen...
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| description | There are three objectives of the present study: to ascertain the types of assessment which are subject to cheating by accounting students; to determine the justifications given by students in neutralizing their cheating behavior; and to identify cheating deterrents from the perception of the students. A total of 435 questionnaires were collected from undergraduate accounting students of all levels of study in a public university in Malaysia. Findings revealed that more than half of the respondents had engaged in cheating, but mainly in quizzes and assignments that offer less weighting towards a final grade, and were subject to less monitoring and less severe punishment. As for neutralization, those who cheated had a tendency to blame instructors for their cheating behavior. In terms of deterrence, religion was cited most frequently as the factor that can deter students from cheating, particularly by continuous reminder that the God is always watching. |
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| spelling | iium-641602024-03-15T00:58:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/64160/ Academic dishonesty among accounting students in Malaysia Yussof, Salwa Hana Ismail, Suhaiza HF5387 Business ethics HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping There are three objectives of the present study: to ascertain the types of assessment which are subject to cheating by accounting students; to determine the justifications given by students in neutralizing their cheating behavior; and to identify cheating deterrents from the perception of the students. A total of 435 questionnaires were collected from undergraduate accounting students of all levels of study in a public university in Malaysia. Findings revealed that more than half of the respondents had engaged in cheating, but mainly in quizzes and assignments that offer less weighting towards a final grade, and were subject to less monitoring and less severe punishment. As for neutralization, those who cheated had a tendency to blame instructors for their cheating behavior. In terms of deterrence, religion was cited most frequently as the factor that can deter students from cheating, particularly by continuous reminder that the God is always watching. Accounting Research Institute (ARI) 2018-04-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64160/1/64160_Academic%20Dishonesty%20Among%20Accounting.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64160/7/64160_Academic%20dishonesty%20among%20accounting%20students%20in%20Malaysia_Scopus.pdf Yussof, Salwa Hana and Ismail, Suhaiza (2018) Academic dishonesty among accounting students in Malaysia. Management & Accounting Review, 17 (1). pp. 17-34. ISSN 2600-7975 E-ISSN 2550-1895 http://arionline.uitm.edu.my/ojs/index.php/MAR/article/view/579 |
| spellingShingle | HF5387 Business ethics HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping Yussof, Salwa Hana Ismail, Suhaiza Academic dishonesty among accounting students in Malaysia |
| title | Academic dishonesty among accounting students in Malaysia |
| title_full | Academic dishonesty among accounting students in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Academic dishonesty among accounting students in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Academic dishonesty among accounting students in Malaysia |
| title_short | Academic dishonesty among accounting students in Malaysia |
| title_sort | academic dishonesty among accounting students in malaysia |
| topic | HF5387 Business ethics HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping |
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