Empirical Study on Student’s Cheating Higher Education Institution System using Fraud Diamond Theory
Abstract
This study investigates the cases of cheating in coursework
assessments and examinations in a selected Higher Education
Institution (HEI) and how it can be mitigated to ensure good and
positive behaviour, morale and ethics of the future leaders. There are
many types of cheating in examinations, which include plagiarism,
use of materials such as short notes, use of IT gadgets such as mobile
phone, and communication with others in the examination hall. Even
though students were informed about the awaited punishments if they
were caught cheating in an examination, there were still cheating
cases reported by examination invigilators. In this study, the types of
cheating cases among students are ranked accordingly. This is an
empirical study adopting the main concepts in Fraud Diamond
Theory, as each concept is similar to the factors that contribute to
cheating behaviour among students. This study also highlights
students‟ rationalization for cheating in coursework assessments and
examinations.
Copyright (c) 2006 Rohana Mohd Noor, Mohamad Ridhuan Mat Dangi
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