Keyvanara Mahmod, Ojaghi Rezvan, Sohrabi Mozafar Cheshmeh, Papi Ahmad
Department of Health Management, Research Center of Effective Social Factors in Health, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran.
J Educ Health Promot. 2013 Jul 31;2:32. doi: 10.4103/2277-9531.115817. eCollection 2013.
Plagiarism is defined as intentional deceiving or lack of honesty, which deprives others from both material and spiritual possessions. Ethics is considered as one of the most important aspects of evaluating the quality of higher education. Moreover, scientific ethics should be reflected from university values, as a specialized institution, rather than being a reflection of the others cares. Therefore, the main aim of the present study is explore of expert experiences about plagiarism in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.
This study employed qualitative method with using in-deep interview. The research participants consisted of 21, who tend to this work. Semi structure interview were conducted and recorded. The method of analyzing data was 'thematic analysis'. The data were transcribed and saved on computer after each interview. Themes and sub-themes were extracted. Finally, relevant sub-themes were arranged in a category and suggested were presented.
Analyzing data showed 600 primary codes, 40 sub-themes and 6 themes. The main themes included repeated works, non-normative adoption, non-normative adaptation, shares distribution, forging, and profit-seeking, each of which consisted of one or several subgroups.
The findings of this study show that since, there are numerous ways of cheating, the universities' research committees must create institutions in order to educate the individuals how to avoid plagiarism. In addition, providing information about different types of scientific violations, as well as their following punishments might lead to the decrease of such misbehaviors.
剽窃被定义为故意欺骗或缺乏诚信，这剥夺了他人的物质和精神财富。道德被视为评估高等教育质量的最重要方面之一。此外，科学道德应从大学价值观中体现出来，大学作为一个专门机构，不应只是他人关注的反映。因此，本研究的主要目的是探索伊斯法罕医科大学关于剽窃的专家经验。
本研究采用定性方法并进行深度访谈。研究参与者包括21位从事此项工作的人员。进行了半结构化访谈并录音。数据分析方法为“主题分析”。每次访谈后，数据被转录并保存在计算机上。提取主题和子主题。最后，将相关子主题归类并提出建议。
数据分析显示有600个原始编码、40个子主题和6个主题。主要主题包括重复工作、非规范采用、非规范改编、份额分配、伪造和逐利，每个主题都由一个或几个子组组成。
本研究结果表明，由于存在多种作弊方式，大学研究委员会必须设立机构来教育个人如何避免剽窃。此外，提供有关不同类型科学违规行为及其相应惩罚的信息可能会减少此类不当行为。
