M.Com. (Industrial Psychology) / The main objective of this study was to determine the attitude towards and prevalence of academic dishonesty amongst a cohort of industrial psychology students at a South African university during 2013. A cross-sectional survey design was used. The study population consisted of 418 first-, second and third year undergraduate students, as well as honours and masters postgraduate level students enrolled in the industrial psychology course at a South African tertiary institution. Qualitative questions in section 1 and 2 of the questionnaire were formulated by the researcher based on previous literature, while section 3 consisted of a questionnaire developed by Austin, Collins, Remillard, Kelcher and Chui (2006) for comparative purposes. The results showed that there were no differences between genders, age groups, years of study or registered degrees. Comparisons were found between the perceived academic dishonesty by peers and self-reported academic dishonesty of students. Rich qualitative conceptualisations and descriptions were obtained with regards to the ways, reasons, perceived risks and perceptions of seriousness of academic dishonesty.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:11556 |
| Date | 20 June 2014 |
| Creators | Patricio, Angelique Bianca |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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