Table 2 Thematic analysis of other forms of academic dishonesty among academics based on respondents’ feedback
Theme | Comments |
|---|---|
Giving of unjust marks to students | “Giving more marks than deserved.” (HC, Senior Lecturer) “Did not carefully grade student’s work.” (NH, Senior Lecturer) |
Bending rules for some students/practising favouritism toward certain students | “Bending the rules for some students, such as allowing students to submit assignments months later without penalty, in order to ensure that the whole class loves the lecturer and gives the lecturer a good assessment [evaluation].” (HC, Lecturer) “Lecturers practicing favouritism among students. Favourite students tends [tend] to get more exam info/hints, more attention in class and after class compared to other students, not penalised” (HC, Senior Lecturer) |
Using research grants for personal purposes | “Use research money for personal purposes.” (NH, Senior Lecturer) |
Covering up misconducts of colleagues | “Cover up for friends when they did wrong” (HC, Associate Professor) |