Examining the relationships between ChatGPT usage on the academic workload and academic integrity of undergraduate business students from De La Salle University

Date of Publication

8-11-2023

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Business Studies

Subject Categories

Business | Educational Technology

College

Ramon V. Del Rosario College of Business

Department/Unit

Decision Sciences and Innovation Dept

Honor/Award

Best Thesis Nomination

Thesis Advisor

Harvey T. Ong

Defense Panel Chair

Manuel Tanpoco

Junius Yu

Defense Panel Member

Emmanuel Fernando Jimenez

Cholo Javier

Abstract (English)

ChatGPT-3, an AI (artificial intelligence) chatbot, has become infamous for many reasons, mainly being labeled as the “culprit” of students’ cheating habits. People from all across the world, from regular working citizens, managers, and now even and especially students, have become accustomed to using it. Because of that, this study aims to discover and analyze these phenomena, specifically in the Ramon V. del Rosario College of Business in De La Salle University (RVR-CoB in DLSU). There have been observations made according to the review of related literature that could potentially be threatening towards the educational system of not just DLSU, but in all educational institutions around the world, such as how ChatGPT has been used to cheat on online exams, help students write essays and research papers, and the like. The primary framework is based on the study by Sharma (2023), which states that ChatGPT is still unreliable because it sometimes gives inaccurate and incorrect information and it can fail to back up the information it gives to the user. The findings imply that there is no significant relationship between the ChatGPT usage of students and their academic workload or integrity for that matter, therefore accepting the null hypotheses of this study. Furthermore, based on the survey data, there is no significant difference between infrequent and frequent users when it comes to academic workload. However, this also implies that ChatGPT, despite being VIII targeted as the main culprit by numerous media outlets for influencing students to cheat on their academic requirements, is ultimately just a tool, just like any other software or website that students use regularly. It is not a predictor of students' cheating behavior either, as it is their intention to cheat that causes a significant effect on their academic integrity, not the AI chatbot itself.

Keywords: ChatGPT, AI Chatbot, Students, Usage, Academic Integrity, Academic Workload, Cheat, Tool, Behavior

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Electronic

Keywords

Artificial intelligence—Educational applications; Academic achievement

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8-10-2023

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