Dr Mohamd Awad
Kuwait University
On the Optimality of Escalating Penalties for Repeat Offences Against the Academic Honour Code
Taylor and Francis Group, Applied Economics, No. 7, Vol. 47, 2015, pp. 553-562
Publication year: 2015
Although academic dishonesty has a long history in academia, its pervasiveness has recently reached an alarming level. Academic dishonesty not only undermines the purpose of education and the assessment process but also threatens the creditability of academic records. We propose a framework for analysing students