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ACADEMIC
INTEGRITY SURVEY of SFU STUDENTS by FACULTY
SIMON
FRASER UNIVERSITY - STUDENTS BY FACULTY (N = 1,886)
Academic
Environment
Specific
Behaviours
ACADEMIC
ENVIRONMENT
1.
% of student rating the following factors high or very high at SFU
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Arts |
Business |
Education |
Science |
Applied Science |
|
The severity of penalties for cheating? |
56% |
44% |
47% |
49% |
44% |
|
Student understanding of campus policies concerning cheating? |
48% |
37% |
35% |
34% |
39% |
|
The faculty’s understanding of these policies? |
82% |
64% |
72% |
66% |
69% |
|
Student support of these policies? |
55% |
41% |
54% |
39% |
40% |
|
Faculty support of these policies? |
80% |
72% |
72% |
70% |
66% |
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The effectiveness of these policies? |
42% |
33% |
36% |
26% |
25% |
2.
% who have been informed about the academic integrity or cheating policies
on campus
| |
Arts |
Business |
Education |
Science |
Applied Science |
|
% students who have been informed about academic policies at SFU |
94% |
94% |
88% |
90% |
94% |
% who have learned
a lot about these policies from following sources
| |
Arts |
Business |
Education |
Science |
Applied Science |
|
First year orientation program |
9% |
7% |
8% |
7% |
9% |
|
University Calendar |
20% |
11% |
32% |
18% |
14% |
|
Program Counselor/Faculty Advisor |
7% |
7% |
7% |
3% |
8% |
|
Other students |
7% |
9% |
3% |
12% |
7% |
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Faculty |
67% |
59% |
54% |
53% |
58% |
|
Teaching Assistants |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
|
Deans or other administrators |
3% |
7% |
4% |
2% |
4% |
|
Other |
18% |
27% |
18% |
18% |
20% |
% whose instructors
have discussed following policies often or very often
| |
Arts |
Business |
Education |
Science |
Applied Science |
|
Plagiarism |
51% |
45% |
28% |
32% |
35% |
|
Group work/collaboration |
22% |
42% |
21% |
32% |
40% |
|
Proper attribution of written sources |
72% |
62% |
62% |
48% |
53% |
|
Attribution of Internet sources |
47% |
35% |
42% |
38% |
45% |
|
Fabrication/falsification of lab data |
18% |
11% |
11% |
20% |
18% |
|
Fabrication/falsification of research data |
24% |
14% |
15% |
21% |
19% |
3.
% who think following occur frequently or very frequently at SFU
| |
Arts |
Business |
Education |
Science |
Applied Science |
|
Plagiarism on written assignments |
31% |
45% |
32% |
44% |
47% |
|
Inappropriate sharing in group assignments |
49% |
68% |
41% |
64% |
65% |
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Cheating during tests/examinations |
21% |
28% |
15% |
34% |
33% |
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Falsifying lab data |
20% |
26% |
17% |
42% |
32% |
|
Falsifying research data |
18% |
24% |
17% |
15% |
22% |
4.
% who have suspected another student of cheating during a test /exam
| |
Arts |
Business |
Education |
Science |
Applied Science |
|
Suspected another student cheated on test/exam |
51% |
62% |
30% |
68% |
57% |
5. % who are sure
another student cheated during a test or exam
| |
Arts |
Business |
Education |
Science |
Applied Science |
|
Certain another student cheated on test/exam |
30% |
46% |
23% |
48% |
40% |
6. % who have suspected
another student of cheating on a major written assignment
| |
Arts |
Business |
Education |
Science |
Applied Science |
|
Suspected another student cheated on a major written assignment |
44% |
61% |
25% |
48% |
22% |
7. % who are sure
another student cheated on a major written assignment
| |
Arts |
Business |
Education |
Science |
Applied Science |
|
Certain another student cheated on a major written assignment |
25% |
39% |
17% |
33% |
13% |
8.
% who have ever reported another student for cheating
| |
Arts |
Business |
Education |
Science |
Applied Science |
|
% of students that reported another student |
4% |
5% |
10% |
5% |
6% |
SPECIFIC
BEHAVIORS
1. % students engaging
on the following behaviors.
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Arts |
Business |
Education |
Science |
Applied Science |
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Working on assignment w/ others when instructor asked for individual
work. |
19% |
42% |
19% |
40% |
31% |
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Receiving unpermitted help on assignment. |
9% |
12% |
5% |
14% |
15% |
|
Sharing an assignment w/ another student so they have an example
to work from. |
48% |
72% |
42% |
71% |
63% |
|
Getting Q/A from one who has taken test |
22% |
37% |
13% |
27% |
22% |
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Fabricating or falsifying lab data. |
5% |
6% |
0% |
28% |
14% |
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Fabricating or falsifying a bibliography. |
12% |
14% |
11% |
8% |
12% |
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Copying from another student during test or exam without
his or her knowing it. |
7% |
8% |
3% |
8% |
9% |
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Copying from another student during test with his or her
knowledge. |
2% |
5% |
0% |
5% |
3% |
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Copying a few sentences from a written source w/o footnoting them
in a paper. |
29% |
39% |
29% |
28% |
29% |
|
Copying few sentences from Internet source without footnoting them
in a paper. |
26% |
35% |
20% |
31% |
29% |
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Using unpermitted crib notes during test. |
4% |
5% |
5% |
6% |
5% |
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Copying material almost word for word from written source &
turning it in as own work. |
6% |
7% |
0% |
4% |
4% |
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Failing to take precautions to protect work. |
15% |
33% |
8% |
24% |
24% |
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