Research Plagiarism at the Graduate Level, the case of AAU EdPM Dep't

The book investigated prevalence, awareness, attitudes and common reason for plagiarism at AAU EDPM department. An investigation using turnitin indicated that plagiarism is 100% from 2010-12. Further, the majority of instructors report to have observed students plagiarize more than three times while few students admit to engage in such act, variability of dishonest behavior has been also observed across age and gender. Moreover, a student wanting to pass a course at any cost was the most common reason for plagiarism and finally, 6 paper mills were discovered. Key words: Plagiarism; Cheating; Academic Dishonesty; Attitude; Awareness; Integrity