A study to assess the Knowledge of Students and Faculty members regarding Plagiarism
Abstract
Abstract
Plagiarism has been defined by the Encyclopaedia Britannica as “the act of taking the writings of another person and passing them off as one’s own.”1 It is an act of forgery, piracy, and fraud and is stated to be a serious crime of academia 2. Plagiarism cannot be accepted in any form, and it is a punishable act. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge of students and faculty members regarding plagiarism. For present study, sample comprises of 118 students and faculty members from various streams and purposive sampling technique was used. A structured Questionnaire was prepared to assess level of knowledge regarding plagiarism. A descriptive survey approach with cross sectional design was adopted. Majority (72%) of sample subjects had good Knowledge and 20% had average knowledge and only 8% had poor knowledge regarding plagiarism.
Keywords: Knowledge, Plagiarism, Structured knowledge questionnaire, Faculty, Students
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