A Literature Review on the Culture of Cheating in Undergraduate Engineering Programs

Smith, David M.; Bens, Susan; Wagner, Douglas; Maw, Sean

doi:10.24908/pceea.v0i0.6536

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“…Academic integrity in professional education has been a topic of particular interest among a select group of Canadian scholars who are concerned there may be a relationship between student breaches of integrity in school and misconduct or unethical behaviour in professional contexts after graduation. This topic has been explored in a variety of fields among Canadian scholars including education (Bens 2010), health sciences (Austin et al 2005(Austin et al , 2006Miron 2016) and engineering (Roncin 2013;Smith et al 2017).…”

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An Institutional Self-Study of Text-Matching Software in a Canadian Graduate-Level Engineering Program

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This institutional self-study investigated the use of text-matching software (TMS) to prevent plagiarism by students in a Canadian university that did not have an institutional license for TMS at the time of the study. Assignments from a graduate-level engineering course were analyzed using iThenticate®. During the initial phase of the study, similarity scores from the first student assignments (N = 132) were collected to determine a baseline level of textual similarity. Students were then offered an educational intervention workshop on academic integrity. Another set of similarity scores from consenting participants' second assignments (n = 106) were then collected, and a statistically significant assignment effect (p < 0.05) was found between the similarity scores of the two assignments. The results of this study indicate that TMS, when used in conjunction with educational interventions about academic integrity, can be useful to students and educators to prevent and identify academic misconduct. This study adds to the growing body of empirical research about academic integrity in Canadian higher education and, in particular, in engineering fields.

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“…Little research has been conducted in Canada in this field (Smith et al 2017), but there are some notable exceptions. Hu (2001) used a qualitative case study to explore academic writing among 16 Chinese graduate students in sciences and engineering at the University of British Columbia Canada.…”

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An Institutional Self-Study of Text-Matching Software in a Canadian Graduate-Level Engineering Program

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“…Christensen Hughes and McCabe (2006a) identified that cheating may be a serious problem at post-secondary institutions in Canada and they called for further research into strategies that could be used to help improve academic integrity in our schools. Smith et al (2016) conducted an initial literature review on cheating in engineering schools, which was followed by Smith and Maw (2017) who completed a Canadian version of the P.A.C.E.S. study, which was originally developed by Carpenter et al (2002).…”

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Managing Academic Integrity in Canadian Engineering Schools

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2022

Ethics and Integrity in Educational Contexts

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This chapter explores what engineering schools across Canada are doing to address and advance academic integrity amongst their students, including how they are currently promoting academic integrity and managing related academic misconduct issues. Responses from a national survey are compared to identify the approaches and practices that are more widely adopted, as well as unique approaches that may warrant broader use. Input was also received from the twelve provincial and territorial engineering regulators that operate across the country. In addition to identifying areas of success, potential opportunities for additional progress are identified. This work serves as a starting point for dialogue among universities and regulators. All parties have a vested interest in strengthening the integrity of engineering students during their academic training and professional development. It is clear from this study that a collective effort is needed to develop solutions, educate faculty, and mentor students to achieve a higher standard of academic integrity. The successes and opportunities highlighted here may be helpful to other professional programs, such as nursing, medical, dentistry, law, and business schools, where integrity is also of extreme importance.

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“…In Smith et al [12], we reviewed the nature of academic dishonesty in North American (and primarily American) engineering programs, as it is currently understood in the literature. In [12], we noted that we had undertaken a parallel Canadian study utilizing the methods of Carpenter et al [2].…”

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“…In [12], we noted that we had undertaken a parallel Canadian study utilizing the methods of Carpenter et al [2]. Our study employed a survey tool called CAIS-1 i.e.…”

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Supplementary Results of the CAIS-1 Survey on Cheating in Undergraduate Engineering Programs in Saskatchewan

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2018

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A Literature Review on the Culture of Cheating in Undergraduate Engineering Programs

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Cited by 6 publications

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An Institutional Self-Study of Text-Matching Software in a Canadian Graduate-Level Engineering Program

An Institutional Self-Study of Text-Matching Software in a Canadian Graduate-Level Engineering Program

Managing Academic Integrity in Canadian Engineering Schools

Supplementary Results of the CAIS-1 Survey on Cheating in Undergraduate Engineering Programs in Saskatchewan

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