Open AccessACADEMIC DISHONESTY AMONG ACCOUNTING STUDENTS IN MALAYSIA
Author(s) -
Salwa Hana Yussof,
Suhaiza Ismail
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
management and accounting review/management and accounting review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2600-7975
pISSN - 2550-1895
DOI - 10.24191/mar.v17i1.579
Subject(s) - cheating , blame , academic dishonesty , psychology , punishment (psychology) , subject (documents) , academic integrity , social psychology , dishonesty , perception , deterrence (psychology) , accounting , criminology , business , computer science , neuroscience , library science
There are three objectives of the present study: to ascertain the types of assessment which are subject to cheating by accounting students; to determine the justifications given by students in neutralizing their cheating behavior; and to identify cheating deterrents from the perception of the students. A total of 435 questionnaires were collected from undergraduate accounting students of all levels of study in a public university in Malaysia. Findings revealed that more than half of the respondents had engaged in cheating, but mainly in quizzes and assignments that offer less weighting towards a final grade, and were subject to less monitoring and less severe punishment. As for neutralization, those who cheated had a tendency to blame instructors for their cheating behavior. In terms of deterrence, religion was cited most frequently as the factor that can deter students from cheating, particularly by continuous reminder that the God is always watching.