Perception of academic plagiarism among dentistry students

While plagiarism has existed since human beings first learnt to write, it has become an issue of greater concern since we became aware of the financial and intellectual damage it can cause. Yet despite an increased awareness of the dangers of plagiarism in academic circles and in the media, the term itself has not yet been clearly defined. The present study addresses full, conceptual and partial plagiarism, with the aim of assessing the knowledge of students enrolled in the Dentistry course of the Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia regarding plagiarism, relevant legislation, research sources and image copyright. Through the use of a questionnaire and subsequent analysis of the responses of students using SPSS software, it was found that while students use reliable sources in their research, they are not fully aware of what plagiarism is and do not respect image copyright.

尽管自人类学会书写以来，剽窃（plagiarism）现象便已存在，但直至人们意识到其可造成经济与知识产权损害后，这一问题才愈发受到关注。然而，尽管学界与媒体对剽窃危害的认知不断提升，该术语本身仍缺乏明确定义。本研究聚焦完全剽窃、概念性剽窃与部分剽窃三类场景，旨在评估巴伊亚州西南州立大学（Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia）牙科学专业学生对剽窃、相关立法、研究资源以及图像版权的认知水平。研究通过发放问卷并借助SPSS软件对学生作答结果开展后续分析后发现，尽管学生在研究过程中会使用可靠的资源，但他们并未完全明晰剽窃的内涵，也未充分尊重图像版权。