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 \nRolland LeBrasseur  \nLaurentian University  \nAbstract  \nA survey of university business professors1 focused on their use of individual assignments in courses and their views on cheating and its impact on student learning. Based on responses from 456 professors (37% response rate) from Ontario, [Canada. it](Canada. it)[ ](Canada. it)was concluded that most faculty2 believe that individual assignments are effective learning tools and that cheating on these assignments is a serious offence. They believe that cheating occurs widely, but continue to use these assessments, with some alterations, to ensure that students obtain learning benefits. The survey findings varied across disciplines and tenure status. A framework is proposed to explain the faculty perspective and the outcomes that professors experience. The adjustments they make to individual assignments are influenced by multiple factors that are internal (university policies and regulations) and external (internet usage) to the university. The discussion centres on the three stakeholders –faculty, students and administration – the need for culture change, and the role of honor codes in controlling cheating and supporting a learning environment.  \nIntroduction  \nUniversity business programs aim to prepare students for future roles as managers in industry, government, non-profit organizations and a host of other real world situations. To accomplish this objective, business courses must deliver knowledge about a particular topic or subject, build skills, assess student understanding and foster independent learning. An important pedagogical tool to develop these conceptual and practical skills is that of the individual assignment – a task that is completed by an individual without help. Such assignments allow the professor to assess student learning and to give feedback to facilitate and reinforce the learning  \nThe Australian Educational Researcher, Volume 35, Number 1, April 2008 •37  \nV. LEONARD & R. LeBRASSEUR  \ntaking place. Formative assessment as opposed to summative assessment (Shepard, 2000) can take place throughout the course delivery. In order to reward students for their efforts and give the assignment salience, marks are allocated to the individual assignment. Unfortunately, the phenomenon of cheating is present and these assignments, because of their flexible process, are vulnerable to abuse.  \nAcademic integrity is defined as a commitment to five fundamental values: honesty, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility (Centre for Academic Integrity (CAI), 2006) . This standard is appropriate for the entire university community – faculty, administration and students. In the business community, honesty and good governance is widely supported, though the public has always expressed doubts on the ability of businesses to behave ethically (McCabe & Drinan, 1999), especially in light of the rise of corporate scandals like Enron. Within the university setting, cheating by students has become more salient and has raised ethical concerns. Numerous American studies have provided convincing evidence that academic dishonesty occurs frequently among university students (e.g. McCabe & Trevino, 2002) . The cheating phenomenon also appears to be present in Australian universities (Brimble & Stevenson-Clarke, 2005) .  \nThe purpose of our study is to provide faculty views on the presence of cheating on individual assignments, adjustments that are made to individual assignments to control cheating, and the impact of these adjustments on student learning. The study is limited to the business programs in Ontario, Canada, which is the most populous province with 12.5 million inhabitants (38.8% of the national population) and 19 universities (Statistics Canada, 2005) .  \nThis article begins with a review of the use and value of individual assignments, followed by student motivations ","cbCaiaCer2P4KjFq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaCer2P4KjFq","pdf",117749,"English","# Introduction\n## Purpose of individual assignments\n## Academic integrity and cheating context\n# Survey method and findings\n## Faculty perspective and proposed framework\n## Adjustments to assignments\n# Stakeholders and honour codes","[{\"question\":\"What is the study’s main purpose?\",\"answer\":\"To gather faculty views on cheating in individual assignments, the adjustments faculty make to manage cheating, and how those adjustments affect student learning.\"},{\"question\":\"How is academic integrity defined in the article?\",\"answer\":\"Academic integrity is defined as a commitment to five fundamental values: honesty, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility.\"},{\"question\":\"What factors influence how faculty adjust individual assignments?\",\"answer\":\"Adjustments are shaped by both internal factors (university policies and regulations) and external factors (internet usage), and the outcomes vary across disciplines and tenure status.\"}]","Individual Assignments and Academic Dishonesty - Exploring the Learning Conundrum | PDF",1792077228]