Behavior of Business Students and Bayview University It was found that during the timeframe between 2008 and 2009 that many in the business world behaved in an unethical way. It was believed that the cause of this behavior was a result of cheating while the individuals were enrolled in a University. The College of Business at Bayview University believed that the issue of cheating was much worse at their University compared to other institutions. This report was developed to help determine and study the cheating tendencies of 90 students. This test was given during and exit interview to help elevate any potential repercussions to the results.
All statistical information can be found in Tables A1-A4. In addition to the statistical information, the confidence testing results and hypothesis testing can be found in Tables A5-A7. The students were asked three questions: * Did you ever copy work off the Internet as your own? * Did you ever copy answers off another student’s exam? * Did you ever collaborate with other students on a project that was supposed to be completed individually?
A total of 90 students responded to the questionnaire with the group divided into 48 male and 42 female students. The data showed that 41.11% of the students cheated in some way. The results also concluded that 37.5% of the male students were more likely to collaborate on a projected compared to 26.19% of the female students. The survey also showed that 21.43% of the female students where more likely to copy from the Internet compared to 14.58% of the male students. Overall the male students were more likely to cheat with 43.75% of the respondents stating they have cheated, while the females were at 38.10%. The results also showed that the students who copied on an exam were also more likely to collaborate on a project (16.67%), and only four students (all female)