1. The purpose of study at the university

Year

2018

2020

1

Acquiring a professional knowledge

56.2

70.1

2

Getting a diploma

29.0

22.7

3

Receiving a scholarship

6.5

0.7

4

Obtaining a parental approval

6.3

2.1

5

Difficult to answer

2.0

4.5

2. Use of dishonest practices by students when taking tests/exams

1

I prepare cheat sheets using lecture material or other material provided by a teacher

40

38.9

2

I use Internet while answering the questions

18.2

10.3

3

I prepare cheat sheets, “bombs” using Internet resources

4.9

2.4

4

I cheat from other students

6.4

4.5

5

I ask a teacher or administration to give me a grade for services or remuneration

4.1

2.7

6

I use technical devices for consultations and writing down the answers being dictated

1.6

2.4

7

I buy ready-made cheat sheets

0.9

‒

8

I do not use dishonest practices

23.0

38.8

3. The main reasons for spreading plagiarism in the student environment at VNTU

1

The need to do a great number of written tasks during the academic semester

32.1

31.9

2

Lack of practical application for learning outcomes

15.1

14.9

3

Lack of clear requirements for assessing the originality of texts

10.1

10.0

4

Neutral teachers’ attitude to plagiarism

9.9

9.8

5

The habit of using plagiarism have been formed before entering the university

21.2

20.0

6

Difficult to answer

-

1.9

7

Low level of teachers’ professionalism

11.6

11.5

4. Cases of corruption: do you happen to receive grades for services and/or money at your faculty?

1

yes, such cases do happen

20.2

16.5

2

it is hard to say for sure

42.3

30.6

3

no, it is impossible

37.5

52.9