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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
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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
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Reflection #1
Itoldmyfriendsaboutthedifferentwayssomeonecanbeacademicallydishonest,assomeweresurprisingtome.
(1) Howconfidentareyouinknowingwhatconstitutesacademicmisconductinyourcourses?
(2) Doyoueverdiscussacademicintegritywithyourfriends?Ifso,howoftenandwhywouldthismatter?
Source: Baetz & Nitsch
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Reflection #2
I knowandhaveseenpeoplecheatingKnowingthattheuniversityistryingtodosomethingaboutthis
makesmefeelbetteraboutmyschoolandtheintegrity
ofmydegree
(1) Haveyoueverobservedanotherstudentcheatingandifsodidyoureportthestudent?
(2) Howisacademicmisconductdetectedinyourcourses?
Source: Baetz & Nitsch
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Reflection #2
I knowandhaveseenpeoplecheatingKnowingthattheuniversityistryingtodosomethingaboutthis
makesmefeelbetteraboutmyschoolandtheintegrity
ofmydegree
(1) Haveyoueverobservedanotherstudentcheatingandifsodidyoureportthestudent?
(2) Howisacademicmisconductdetectedinyourcourses?
Source: Baetz & Nitsch
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Reflection #3
TherealityoftheconsequencesIneverreallyknewthatitdidhappen(here)andthatrealstudents
experiencehugelifechanges
(1) Whattypesofhugelifechangescanbetheresultofacademicmisconduct?
(2) Whatmakesforafairpenaltyforacademicmisconduct?
Source: Baetz & Nitsch
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Reflection #4
Mostpeopledontseeitasbeingasbiganissueorproblemasitis.Somestudentsfeelthatacademicmisconductoccursinavacuumandthatthe
misconductofothersdoesntreflectaspoorlyonthemasitactuallydoes
(1) Whymightsomestudentsfeelacademicmisconduct
isnotabigproblem?
(2) Whoisaffectedbyacademicmisconduct?
Source: Baetz & Nitsch
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Reflection #5
Differenthighschoolsthinkanddealverydifferentlywithacademicmisconduct.Thisfurtheremphasizestheneedforthese sessionssothatstudentsareonalevel
playingfielduponentrytoLaurier
(1) Whatethicalissuesfaceuniversitiesifhighschool
standardsvary?(Considerutilitarianism,rightsandjustice.)
Source: Baetz & Nitsch