Browsing by Author "Baser, Mirac Yucel"

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Do We Worry About the Use of Artificial Intelligence and Plagiarism? Students' AI-Giarism Behaviour Through the Fraud Triangle
(Elsevier Science Inc, 2026) Baser, Mirac Yucel; Kozak, Metin; Erdogan, Ibrahim Halil
The combination of AI and plagiarism is an emerging issue following the coining of the term AI-giarism. However, there has been little research that investigated the factors that lead students to engage in AIgiarism. In response to this gap, the present study adopts the fraud triangle framework to examine students' intentions toward AI-giarism and identify the underlying factors contributing to it. Data were collected from 312 students enrolled in 25 universities and analyzed using structural equation modelling. The results indicate that AI capacity, Justification of plagiarism, unawareness of AI deception, and academic pressure increase AI-giarism behaviour among students. In contrast to previous research, the study found no significant relationship between AI-giarism and either lax enforcement or a lack of understanding of AI. By offering empirical insights into the antecedents of AI-giarism, the present study advances the current body of literature, which has been more conceptual or student perception-centric.
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Integration of Emerging Technologies in Tourism and Hospitality Curriculum: an International Perspective
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2025) Baser, Mirac Yucel; Kozak, Metin; Buyukbes, Tuba
This paper investigates the status of emerging technologies, how they can be integrated into the curriculum, the skills students can acquire through these technologies, and the employment opportunities they create in the tourism and hospitality industry. In the study, a content analysis was conducted on the curriculum of 65 undergraduate tourism and hospitality management programs, followed by an analysis of data from 28 academics to explore the role of emerging technologies in the curriculum. We have observed six core topics. Technology courses had the lowest proportion. We further observe four categories of skills that emerging technologies may provide students, highlighting their potential to shape future career opportunities. Building on these findings, the current study contributes to the literature by linking these skill sets - digital and technological, theoretical, operational, and managerial - to emerging job roles such as virtual reality tour designers, competent tourism developers, and AI-driven marketing specialists. Furthermore, the study identifies the domains where emerging technologies have the most relevance and outlines which purpose they may be included in the tourism and hospitality curriculum as a course. Thus, it forwards previous studies emphasizing the importance of emerging technologies. The study also suggests the implications for the literature, practice, and public policies.
We Shape Our Tools and Thereafter They Shape Us: The Role of Digital Acculturation in Human-Robot Interaction
(Springer, 2025) Baser, Mirac Yucel; Kozak, Metin; Buyukbese, Tuba
While culture plays a significant role in shaping attitudes towards human-robot interaction (HRI), cultural dimensions of societies do not always influence these attitudes as they should. Previous research has linked various factors with this phenomenon, e.g. media and popular culture. However, little research has been conducted to explore the bidirectional relationship between HRI and culture in digital acculturation. The current study aims to answer the question of how individuals can adopt new consumption patterns beyond cultural norms in HRI. The data collected from 302 Turkish participants were analyzed using the PLS-SEM approach. Digital technologies digitized consumer culture, causing individuals to adopt consumption patterns associated with different societies and not belonging to a particular society. Despite the cultural dimensions of Turkish society that negatively affect the attitude towards robots, the findings revealed that participants had a positive attitude towards HRI with digital integration.