ACADEMIC INTEGRITY SURVEY

SFU FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS (N = 444)

I. HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE

1. How frequently do you think the following occurred at your high school?

	Never	Very Seldom	Seldom	Often	Very Often	Don’t Know
Plagiarism on written assignments	6%	17%	34%	27%	13%	3%
Inappropriate sharing in group assignments	1%	11%	30%	34%	23%	1%
Cheating during tests/examinations	9%	23%	34%	22%	10%	3%
Falsifying lab data	8%	21%	31%	19%	13%	7%

2. How strongly do you agree with the following statements?

	Disagree strongly	Disagree	Not sure	Agree	Agree strongly
Teachers at my high school tried hard to discourage cheating.	1%	11%	16%	48%	24%
Students who cheated at my HS were frequently caught.	19%	37%	30%	12%	2%
Students at my high school who were caught cheating usually were given significant penalties for doing so.	4%	21%	36%	31%	8%
Students at my high school who cheated were embarrassed to tell their friends they had done so.	27%	35%	26%	9%	2%
Cheating was a serious problem at my high school.	11%	30%	40%	13%	6%

3. Did you ever report another student for cheating in high school?

Yes – 10%

No – 90%

II. SPECIFIC BEHAVIOURS

1. Students have different views on what constitutes cheating and what is acceptable behavior. We would like to ask you some questions about specific behaviors that some students might consider cheating. Please circle one response for each question.

	In high school, how often did you engage in any of the following behaviours?				How serious do you consider this form of cheating?
	Never	Once	More than once	Not relevant	Not cheating	Trivial cheating	Moderate cheating	Serious cheating
Turning in work done by someone else.	75%	14%	10%	1%	7%	20%	30%	43%
Working on an assignment with others when the instructor asked for individual work.	22%	20%	54%	4%	32%	51%	17%	1%
	In high school, how often did you engage in any of the following behaviours?				How serious do you consider this form of cheating?
	Never	Once	More than once	Not relevant	Not cheating	Trivial cheating	Moderate cheating	Serious cheating
Receiving unpermitted help on an assignment.	50%	15%	22%	14%	29%	42%	25%	4%
Writing or providing a paper for another student	85%	7%	6%	3%	7%	6%	28%	59%
Providing a previously graded assignment to someone to submit as their own work.	77%	11%	9%	3%	8%	12%	30%	51%
Sharing an assignment with another student so they have an example to work from.	13%	16%	68%	3%	46%	38%	14%	1%
Getting Q/A from someone who has taken test.	24%	16%	59%	2%	14%	35%	34%	18%
In a course requiring computer work, copying a friend's program rather than doing your own	44%	9%	8%	40%	9%	18%	41%	32%
Helping someone else cheat on a test.	56%	19%	22%	3%	5%	8%	32%	55%
Fabricating or falsifying lab data.	34%	21%	30%	16%	15%	47%	28%	9%
Fabricating or falsifying research data.	55%	13%	13%	20%	12%	34%	39%	16%
Fabricating or falsifying a bibliography.	63%	16%	12%	10%	17%	36%	33%	14%
Copying from another student during a test or exam without his or her knowing it.	73%	15%	11%	2%	5%	3%	17%	76%
Copying from another student during a test with his or her knowledge.	65%	14%	19%	1%	5%	7%	21%	67%
Copying a few sentences of material from a written source without footnoting them in a paper.	40%	21%	36%	3%	17%	32%	39%	12%
Turning in a paper obtained in large part from a free term paper “mill” or website .	87%	4%	4%	5%	9%	8%	26%	57%
Turning in a paper obtained in large part from a paper mill/website that charged for this info.	94%	0%	1%	5%	9%	6%	23%	61%
Copying a few sentences from an Internet source without footnoting them in a paper.	45%	19%	33%	3%	16%	33%	38%	13%
Using unpermitted crib notes during a test.	70%	16%	13%	2%	3%	6%	23%	67%
Copying material almost word for word from a written source and turning it in as your own work.	83%	7%	8%	2%	5%	9%	22%	65%
	In high school, how often did you engage in any of the following behaviours?				How serious do you consider this form of cheating?
	Never	Once	More than once	Not relevant	Not cheating	Trivial cheating	Moderate cheating	Serious cheating
Altering graded test to try to get additional credit.	86%	8%	3%	4%	6%	6%	20%	69%
Turning in a paper copied from another student.	83%	8%	7%	3%	7%	13%	40%	41%
Using false excuse to obtain extension on due date.	64%	17%	17%	2%	19%	33%	33%	15%
Hiding library or course materials.	89%	4%	2%	5%	34%	21%	22%	22%
Damaging library or course materials	94%	3%	1%	2%	37%	12%	21%	30%
Pretending to be someone else when writing an exam or having someone else write exam for you.	97%	1%	1%	2%	7%	1%	7%	86%
Taking a test for someone else.	97%	1%	1%	2%	6%	2%	5%	87%
Using unpermitted electronic aids.	89%	5%	4%	3%	7%	11%	36%	45%
Cheating on a test in any other way.	46%	5%	6%	42%	26%	8%	13%	52%
Cheating on a written assignment in other way.	47%	2%	5%	46%	34%	8%	18%	41%

III. UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE

1.  Please share with us your initial impressions about University by telling us how strongly you agree or

disagree with the following statements: 

	Disagree strongly	Disagree	Not sure	Agree	Agree strongly
I expect there will be more cheating on tests and exams at SFU than there was at my high school.	34%	33%	20%	12%	2%
I expect there will be more cheating on written assignments and projects at SFU than there was at my high school.	27%	31%	21%	18%	4%
Instructors at SFU seem to try hard to discourage cheating.	2%	7%	13%	40%	38%
I think students who cheat at SFU are likely to be frequently caught.	4%	16%	30%	32%	18%
I think students at SFU who are caught cheating will be given significant penalties.	1%	2%	8%	35%	53%
I think students at SFU who cheat are probably embarrassed to tell their friends they cheat.	7%	15%	35%	26%	18%

IV. DEMOGRAPHICS

1. Are you: Female - 53% Male - 47%

2. Which best describes your citizenship status?

Canadian Citizen - 94%

Landed Immigrant - 4%

Student Visa - 2%

Other - 0%

3. What is your age?

Under 20 years - 98%	26 – 30 years - 0%	36 – 40 years - 0%
20 – 25 years - 2%	31 - 35 years - 0%	Over 40 years - <1%

4. Do you live on or off campus?

On campus - 10%	Off campus with parents - 81%
Off campus alone - 5%	Off campus with friends - 4%

5. What type of high school did you attend?

Public - 92%	Private (non-denominational) - 2%
Private (denominational) - 6%	Band administered - <1%
Home schooled - <1%

6. What was your approximate grade point average in high school?

90+ - 23%	70-74 - 1%
85-89 - 28%	65-69 - <1%
80-84 - 37%	60-64 - <1%
75-79 - 10%	<60 - <1%

7. Is English the first language you learned?

Yes - 55%

No - 45%

If English is not the first language you learned, how many years have you studied in English?

1 -2 years - 2%	5 – 6 years - 18%
3 – 4 years - 6%	>6 years - 75%

8. What Faculty are you in?

Applied Sciences - 17%	Arts - 44%
Business - 8%	Education - 1%
Sciences - 31%

9. What field do you plan to enter after you complete your education?

Arts - 6%	Law - 6%
Business - 22%	Medicine - 11%
Education - 6%	Public Service - 2%
Engineering/Science - 19%	Other - 8%
	Undecided - 20%