academic integrity - bulletin

8/8/2019 Academic Integrity - Bulletin

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Academic IntegrityAGuidetoClassroomHonesty

Sources:(1) Ethics in Academic Work Student to Student Presentation, Orientation Week,2008 www.wlu.ca/academicintegrity (2) Baetz, M. , Nitsch, D., Student-Led Sessions on Academic Integrity inOrientation: An Innovative Institutional Response to Academic Misconduct submitted

to The Journal of College Orientation and Transition

(3) Baetz, M. Reflections of Academic Integrity Ambassadors Dons Training, 2010Talking_Points_Copy_of_Latest_Version_of_AI_Slides.ppt
http://www.wlu.ca/academicintegrityhttp://www.wlu.ca/documents/42929/Talking_Points_Copy_of_Latest_Version_of_AI_Slides.ppthttp://www.wlu.ca/documents/42929/Talking_Points_Copy_of_Latest_Version_of_AI_Slides.ppthttp://www.wlu.ca/academicintegrity


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What is Academic Misconduct?

Academicmisconductisanactbyastudent,orbystudentswhichmayresultinafalseevaluationofthestudent(s),orwhichrepresentsanattempttounfairlygain

anacademicadvantageWhetherornotastudentintendedtocommitacademicmisconductisnotrelevantforafindingofacademicmisconduct.

Source:

WLU Undergraduate Academic Calendar, 2010-2011


3/12

Types of MisconductPlagiarism

...theunacknowledgedpresentation...oftheworkofothersasonesown...

Cheating...involvesusing,giving,receiving,unauthorized

information...

Impersonatinganotherstudente.g.,usinganotherstudentsclicker

Source:WLU Undergraduate Academic Calendar, 2010-2011


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Types of MisconductSubmittingthesamepieceofwork

...formorethanonecoursewithoutpermission..

Falsifying,misrepresenting,

forging

anythingincludingacademicrecordorsupporting

documents

Buyingacademicwork

Unauthorizedcollaboration

Source:WLU Undergraduate Academic Calendar, 2010-2011


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Consequences

AtLauriertherearethreelevelsofactiondependingonseverity:

1)Instructor/relevantadministrator(e.g.,Chair,Program

Co-ordinator,AssociateDean,Dean,ordesignate)2)Deanoffaculty

3)VP:AcademicorPresident

Throughoutprocess,studentsaregiventherighttodefendthemselvesandappealthedecisionsmade

Source:

www.wlu.ca/academicintegrity


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Importance of Academic Integrity


7/12

Reflection #1

Itoldmyfriendsaboutthedifferentwayssomeonecanbeacademicallydishonest,assomeweresurprisingtome.

(1) Howconfidentareyouinknowingwhatconstitutesacademicmisconductinyourcourses?

(2) Doyoueverdiscussacademicintegritywithyourfriends?Ifso,howoftenandwhywouldthismatter?

Source: Baetz & Nitsch


8/12

Reflection #2

I knowandhaveseenpeoplecheatingKnowingthattheuniversityistryingtodosomethingaboutthis

makesmefeelbetteraboutmyschoolandtheintegrity

ofmydegree

(1) Haveyoueverobservedanotherstudentcheatingandifsodidyoureportthestudent?

(2) Howisacademicmisconductdetectedinyourcourses?



9/12

Reflection #2

I knowandhaveseenpeoplecheatingKnowingthattheuniversityistryingtodosomethingaboutthis

makesmefeelbetteraboutmyschoolandtheintegrity

ofmydegree

(1) Haveyoueverobservedanotherstudentcheatingandifsodidyoureportthestudent?

(2) Howisacademicmisconductdetectedinyourcourses?



10/12

Reflection #3

TherealityoftheconsequencesIneverreallyknewthatitdidhappen(here)andthatrealstudents

experiencehugelifechanges

(1) Whattypesofhugelifechangescanbetheresultofacademicmisconduct?

(2) Whatmakesforafairpenaltyforacademicmisconduct?



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Reflection #4

Mostpeopledontseeitasbeingasbiganissueorproblemasitis.Somestudentsfeelthatacademicmisconductoccursinavacuumandthatthe

misconductofothersdoesntreflectaspoorlyonthemasitactuallydoes

(1) Whymightsomestudentsfeelacademicmisconduct

isnotabigproblem?

(2) Whoisaffectedbyacademicmisconduct?



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Reflection #5

Differenthighschoolsthinkanddealverydifferentlywithacademicmisconduct.Thisfurtheremphasizestheneedforthese sessionssothatstudentsareonalevel

playingfielduponentrytoLaurier

(1) Whatethicalissuesfaceuniversitiesifhighschool

standardsvary?(Considerutilitarianism,rightsandjustice.)


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