Paper Info
Title
In their own words: students and academics write about academic integrity
Abstract
We report on a survey of Australian computing students and academics that was designed to explore their thoughts about academic integrity with regard to the assessments undertaken in computing degrees. A number of questions on the survey permitted free-text responses, and we have conducted a qualitative analysis of those responses to identify concerns that were not covered in the quantitative part of the survey and to uncover new perspectives on issues that were covered in the survey. In response to specific questions, we identified a perception that copying program code without reference can be legitimate; a perception that copying of program code cannot be detected because all correct answers will effectively be the same; and some suggestions, possibly hitherto unreported, as to why students might engage in academic misconduct. In response to a completely open question, we identified four themes, concerning the implementation and the applicability of academic integrity policy and procedure, possible reasons for breaching academic integrity, and justifications for breaching academic integrity. We conclude by discussing what can be done, by universities and by individual academics, to bring the academic discipline of computing closer to consensus with regard to the meaning of academic integrity and its practice in computing assessments.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1145/2828959.2828977
Koli Calling
DocType
Citations 
PageRank 
Conference
3
0.45
References 
Authors
13
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Simon132040.39
Judy Sheard244460.95