BergadaĆ , MichellePeters, Martine2023-03-012023-03-012023978288931517810.58863/20.500.12424/4273127http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/4273127Plagiaristic behaviour by students is still considered a deviance that needs to be prevented or cured. Prevention is achieved through training and communication and repression through manual or computerised controls. The qualitative study presented in this article shows that the practice of plagiarism by students is a behaviour that has become normalised. By understanding the logic expressed by the respondents, we argue that every teacher can be a conduit for integrity by adjusting to the challenges of the six stages of dissertation production and by knowing how to respond appropriately. Considering creacollage as a learning option opens up new perspectives here.engGlobethics PublicationsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/academic integritydoctoral studentsmethodologytutors and tutoringplagiarismProfessional behaviour in the education sectorResearch ethicsCheating and plagiarismThe professor : a conduit for integrity in the dissertation processBook chapter