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As university research administrators weigh the challenges they will face in the future, misconduct in research undoubtedly looms large. At many universities, misconduct in research has garnered increasing amounts of time and expense. This paper suggests that these trends are unlikely to change in the near future, placing greater and greater pressure on university research administrators to deal responsibly and effectively with misconduct in research. This suggestion is based on the answers to four questions, followed by a listing of four responsibilities that all research universities should consider adopting., Quando os administradores de pesquisa universitária refletir em sobre os desafios que enfrentarão no futuro, o tema das condutas éticas inapropriadas nos processos de pesquisas em dúvida ocupará um lugar preponderante. Em muitas universidades, as condutas éticas inapropriadas na pesquisa implicam uma quantidade, cada vez maior, de tempo e custos. Este documento sugere que exista pouca probabilidade de mudanças nestas tendências para o futuro mais próximo, o qual imporá uma pressão crescente sobre os administradores da pesquisa universitária para que enfrentem, de maneira responsável e efetiva, as condutas éticas inapropriadas na pesquisa. Esta sugestão se baseia nas respostas a quatro perguntas, seguidas de uma lista das quatro responsabilidades que toda universidade deveria pensar em assumir., Cuando los administradores de la investigación universitaria reflexionan sobre los retos que enfrentarán en el futuro, el tema de las conductas éticas inapropiadas en los procesos de investigación sin duda ocupa un lugar preponderante. En muchas universidades las conductas éticas inapropiadas implican una cantidad de tiempo y costos cada vez mayor. Este documento sugiere que existe poca probabilidad de cambio en estas tendencias en un futuro cercano, lo cual impondrá una presión creciente sobre los administradores de la investigación universitaria para que enfrenten, de manera responsable y efectiva, dicho tipo de conductas. Esta sugerencia se basa en las respuestas a cuatro preguntas, seguidas de un listado de las cuatro responsabilidades que toda universidad debería pensar en asumir.

Student academic dishonesty, commonly referred to as cheating, has become a serious problem at institutions of higher education. This is particularly true of engineering students who, according to previous research, are among the most likely to cheat in college. To investigate this concern, the authors have undertaken a research project on the Perceptions and Attitudes toward Cheating among Engineering Students (P.A.C.E.S.). The premise of this research is that a combination of pressures, rather than malicious motivations, account for most student cheating. The P.A.C.E.S study consists of a seven page, self-reported survey that investigates: (1) student definitions of academic dishonesty; (2) the magnitude of academic dishonesty among engineering undergraduates; (3) the correlations of academic dishonesty with theories of psychological, demographic and situational factors; and (4) student opinions on different approaches used to discourage academic dishonesty. The survey was administered to approximately 350 engineering and pre engineering undergraduates at 5 institutions, ranging from community colleges to a large research university. This paper will discuss some of the current results from the study as well as future goals, which include the refinement and further distribution of the survey instrument and the development of practical pedagogical methods to help students avoid the pressure of cheating and a better understanding of what students and faculty perceive as cheating.

Research suggests that a large percentage of engineering students engage in some form of academic dishonesty. To investigate this very serious concern, the authors have undertaken a research project on the Perceptions and Attitudes toward Cheating among Engineering Students (P.A.C.E.S.). The premise of this research is that a combination of pressures, rather than malicious motivations, account for most student cheating. The primary mechanism of the P.A.C.E.S study is a survey that investigates the definitions and frequency of academic dishonesty among engineering undergraduates, what factors play a role in determining when a student will cheat, and student opinions on methodologies used to discourage cheating. This paper will focus on the final portion of the P.A.C.E.S. survey; student opinions on what actions might prevent cheating. The authors examined data collected from approximately 350 engineering and pre-engineering undergraduate students at 5 institutions ranging from community colleges to a large research university. In the survey, the students were presented with 23 institutional and instructor based actions and asked to comment on whether such actions would prevent them from cheating if they might have been inclined to cheat under other circumstances. Student responses to those actions are reported in this paper and then those actions were statistically factored into groups (or factors). Those factors were then correlated with student definition and frequency of cheating. The purpose of which is the development of practical instructor based techniques to reduce academic dishonesty. Practical implementations of several student-identified techniques are then discussed.