Data from University of Texas Austin
From Annual Report of Disciplinary Cases 2008-2009, section titled
Academic Cases.
Comments:
- Link no longer works.
- Unfortunately, no cross-tabulation, such as type of cheating vs.
race. E.g. some say plagiarism is a milder form of cheating, because
foreign students may be unaware that verbatim copying must be identified
as a quote and cited.
- There is also the possibility that some students cheat but are more
skilled at not getting caught.
Summary of the data:
- Of 421 cases, 396 were referrals by faculty.
- Major types:
- plagiarism, 145
- cheating, 129
- collusion, 81
- misrepresenting facts, 26
- Major academic areas:
- natural sciences, 96
- engineering, 92
- liberal arts, 89
- business, 75
- Gender: 253 male, 168 female
- Ethnicity -- % of cases, compared to % of enrollment:
- African-American: 6.9% vs. 4.4%
- Asian-American: 28.5% vs. 15.1%
- Caucasian: 30.6% vs. 54.5%
- Hispanic: 15.4% vs. 15.9%
- International: 16.4% vs. 9.1%