Gambaran Sikap terhadap Plagiarisme pada Mahasiswa Sekolah Tinggi Teknologi Immanuel

Abstract

This research aims to determine the description of attitudes towards plagiarism among students at the Immanuel Technical College (STTI) Medan using descriptive quantitative research methods. The definition of plagiarism itself is the act of quoting sentences or words, ideas, views or theories, using facts in the form of data and information from other people without providing quotation marks and stating the identity of the source. Meanwhile, the meaning of attitude is also defined as a mental mechanism that evaluates, forms views, colors feelings, and helps determine a person's behavioral tendencies towards something (Azwar, 2022). The aim of this research is to find out the attitudes towards plagiarism among students at the Immanuel Medan College of Engineering by conducting research with a sample of 88 people using total sampling. The measuring tool used is an attitude scale towards plagiarism based on the attitude components by Azwar (20222), namely cognitive, affective and conative. The data analysis method used is descriptive statistical analysis method. The results of this study showed that as many as 47 people (53.4%) had a positive attitude towards plagiarism and as many as 41 people (46.5%) had a negative attitude towards plagiarism.