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In your opinion, is student involvement in the following forms of misconduct a serious problem in the university?
Yes No
* Cheating during the test or exam
* Plagiarism
 
 
 
* In your opinion, is it possible to succeed at university without cheating or any other academic misconduct?
 
Yes
 
Yes, but not always
 
No
 
 
 
* In your opinion, why do individual students usually cheat? Please choose no more than three answers.
 
In order to get a high grade for the course
 
To not fail a test or exam
 
There are too many materials for exam preparation
 
Exams or tests are too hard
 
Students do not have time because of their jobs
 
Because of laziness
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* In your opinion, what institutional factor most accounts for cheating? Please choose only one answer.
 
Many other students do
 
There is insufficient punishment for misconduct
 
Teachers either don’t care or can’t control cheating
 
Other
 
 
 
How often do you use the following materials during an exam?
always often sometimes rarely newer
* Course notes, when not allowed
* Electronic devices (mobile phone, tablet) during tests or exams
* Stolen copies of tests and assignments
* Copying from the book during a test or an exam
* Copying from another person during a test or an exam
 
 
 
* Do teachers/faculty usually control or prevent students’ misconduct during the test or exam?
 
Yes, everybody
 
Yes, but not everybody
 
No
 
I do not know
 
 
 
* Which ways of preventing cheating or any misconduct among students are more effective, in your opinion? Please choose no more than three answers.
 
Using computer based tests
 
Strengthening punishment for cheating and misconduct
 
Strengthening supervision by teachers and administration
 
Using electronic forms of control ( e.g. cameras)
 
Implementing ethical codes for students
 
Implementing of information and whistleblowing system (e.g. cheating hotlines)
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* How often do you pass off texts, materials or other work of another person as your own (claim other people’s work as your own)??
 
Always
 
Often
 
Sometimes
 
Rarely
 
Never
 
 
 
* How often do you use someone else’s material or its part without acknowledging its source?
 
Always
 
Often
 
Sometimes
 
Rarely
 
Never