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An investigation into the effect of an institutional honor code policy on academic behavior (work in progress)
(Proceedings of the 35th Frontiers in Education Conference, Indianapolis, IN, 2005-10)
Research indicates significant cheating at institutions of higher learning; however, evidence indicates that a well-designed and clearly-communicated campus honor code might have a mitigating effect. This is the impetus ...
The relationship between academic dishonesty and ethical behavior in engineering practice
(Paper presented at 2003 Ethics and Social Responsibility in Engineering and Technology Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2003-10)
According to studies conducted over the past four decades, engineering
students self-report high levels of academic dishonesty (cheating) while
in college. Research on college students in all fields has indicated
that ...
Work in progress - A Mixed-methods Approach to Developing an Instrument Measuring Engineering Students’ Positive Ethical Behavior
(2009)
Ethics education and the drive to produce ethical professional engineers is an important focus of one body of research on engineering education. This research often defines the positive outcome of ethics education as ...
P.A.C.E.S. – A study on academic integrity among engineering undergraduates (preliminary conclusions)
(2002-06)
Student academic dishonesty, commonly referred to as cheating, has become a serious problem at institutions of higher education. This is particularly true of engineering students who, according to previous research, are ...
The current state of research on academic dishonesty among engineering students
(2001-10)
Academic dishonesty, or cheating, has become a serious problem at colleges and universities. This is particularly true of engineering students who, are among the most likely to cheat in college. The present paper will ...
On the Frequency and Causes of Academic Dishonesty Among Engineering Students
(2001)
According to studies of self-reported academic dishonesty conducted over time, cheating among college students has been on the increase since at least the 1940’s. This is especially true for engineering students who are ...
Engineering culture and the ethical development of undergraduate students
(2009)
The Survey of Engineering Ethical Development is a holistic assessment of the
curricular and co-curricular experiences of engineering undergraduates that lead to
improved ethical development. This project will collect ...
Work In Progress – Building the Survey of Engineering Ethical Development (SEED) Instrument
(2008-10)
When developing surveys, researchers can readily identify the concepts they intend to study, but how do they create individual survey items that will most accurately
measure those concepts? Here we describe the first year ...