From: MIAMI: development and validation of a revised measure of academic misconduct
Items retained in 17-item factor structures |
 Getting questions or answers from someone who has already taken a test or exam |
 Using unauthorized notes or sources during a test or exam |
 Allowing another student to copy from you during a test or exam |
 Working together on an assignment with other students when the instructor asked for individual work |
 Receiving unauthorized assistance from another person (either in person or electronically) while completing an assignment |
 Paraphrasing or copying a few sentences or more from any source (such as a journal article, website, or another student’s paper) without citing it in a paper or assignment you submitted |
 Submitting a bibliography (references, works cited list) that contains sources you did not actually use/read/reference |
 Writing an assignment in one language and having someone (or a website) translate it into the language expected by the instructor without permission or acknowledgement |
 Changing or making up lab or research data |
 Using a false or forged excuse in order to gain an advantage (like extended time) on an assignment, test, or exam |
 Getting or paying someone else to do your academic work (e.g. essay, exam, assignment) and submitting it as your own |
 Downloading course materials or a professor’s materials from an unauthorized source |
 Uploading course materials or a professor’s materials (e.g. lecture slides, tests, homework prompts, readings) to a website in order to get tutoring or ability to download materials |
 Doing academic work (e.g. essay, exam, assignment) for someone else |
 Cheating in an internship, clinical setting, or other out of class academic experience |
 Using unauthorized electronic resources (e.g. articles, Wikipedia, YouTube) for a paper, project homework, or other assignment |
 Having someone else impersonate you to gain attendance points or credit |
Items excluded from 17-item factor structures |
 Copying from another student during a test or exam |
 Using unauthorized electronic devices (e.g. google glasses, smart watch, cheat pen, nano wireless) during a test or exam |
 After taking a test or exam, providing test or exam questions or answers to another student |
 Submitting the same academic work in more than one course without permission from the instructor |
 Having someone else pretend to be you (online or in-person) to complete a test, exam, or other graded assignment |
 Offering a professor, teacher or TA money, a gift or a favor in exchange for academic benefit |
 Submitting someone else’s academic work as your own without their knowledge |