Academic Integrity - The basics

What is academic integrity?

• A set of rules and regulations governing academic institutions

• A code of conduct for students and educators to promote honesty and fairness in academic work

• The process of obtaining high grades in exams

• A form of plagiarism detection software

Academic integrity is

• The commitment to and demonstration of dishonest and ethical conduct in an academic setting

• The commitment to and demonstration of partially completed school work

• The commitment to and demonstration of honest and ethical conduct in an academic setting

• Based on values of honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage

Why is it important to uphold academic integrity?

• To impress professors and gain favors

• To maintain a positive reputation within the academic community

• To avoid academic penalties and consequences

• To discourage others from cheating

What is plagiarism?

• Citing someone's ideas properly.

• Intellectual theft which is stealing someone's oral or written ideas, thought, opinions and representing them as his/her own original work.

• Academic honesty

• No big deal, only a small mistake

S is running out of time to complete her writing paper. She finds an excellent paper on the same topic online and decides to copy parts of it into her own paper without citing the source. She submits the paper as her original work.

• Plagiarism

• Not plagiarism

• Not sure

During a challenging final exam, J notices that the student sitting next to him has left their answers visible. J decides to copy some answers from the neighboring student's paper during the exam.

• Cheating

• Not Cheating

• Not sure

In a group project, M's teammates are not contributing much to the project's development. Feeling overwhelmed, she decides to complete the entire project on her own, presenting it as a collaborative effort during the presentation.

• Problem

• Not a problem

• Not sure

S wrote an excellent essay for a previous course, and she decides to submit the same paper for her current class. She does so without the instructor's knowledge, thinking it's acceptable.

• Plagiarism

• Not plagiarism

• Not sure

A college student discovers an AI-powered essay generator online that can produce high-quality essays on various topics within minutes. She uses the tool to create essays for her assignments and submits them as her original work without acknowledging the AI's contribution.

• Problem

• Not a problem

• Not sure

When faced with a situation of academic dishonesty (group/individual) or one you are not sure about, the best course of action is to contact your Professor/Course Instructor ASAP.

• True

• False

• Not really, contact the Academic Integrity Office instead.