Dear Accounting Students,

We hope all is well. We are contacting you to request your participation in a study to better understand accounting student academic dishonesty (cheating) – what accounting students believe. If you have already received this request and completed the survey or indicated your inability to complete the survey, then we thank you for your consideration and you can kindly disregard this email. The target audience for this study is accounting students (accounting majors).

Your knowledge and opinions on this topic are highly valued. Accordingly, we respectfully request that you take part in this survey to share your knowledge and insights. Your participation in this study is voluntary and you can discontinue participation at any time. Your responses will remain strictly anonymous and will be analyzed only after being combined with the responses of other participants. Additionally, if you are aware of any of your colleagues who would benefit from completing the survey, then please share this survey with them. This study has received the appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval and there are no risks from completing the study.

We realize that your time is valuable, and to show our appreciation, you may opt-in to a drawing to win a $100 American Express gift certificate. This survey should take you only approximately 15 minutes to complete. Upon completion of the survey, you will be prompted to participate in this drawing.

To participate, please click on this survey link or copy and paste the URL into your browser: https://scranton.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b8gHkyRtX0j0RbU

By clicking on the survey link you are consenting to participate in this research study.

If you have any comments or questions about the study, please feel free to contact us. We thank you for your consideration and hope that you will participate in this important research project. We greatly appreciate any help you can provide!

Natalie Dixon, CPA Doctoral Candidate -- The University of Scranton

[email protected]

(917) 434-5592