1. Work shop – Identifying the issues 15 April 2010

2. Aim & Purpose Create an educational integrity framework To provide guidance on ethical issues Available to lecturers and academic staff

3. Issues we come across unauthorised collaboration, fabrication of research results, student work placement issues, plagiarism, group work, student destruction of resources.

4. Overriding principles  Honesty - personal honesty in learning, teaching and researching  Trust - mutual trust to encourage the free exchange of ideas  Fairness - fairness in institutional standards, practices and procedures, fairness in interactions with each other

5. Overriding principles  Respect - respect among students, staff and faculty  Responsibility - shared responsibility for promoting educational integrity

6. Principles Any others ?

7. What to include in the framework? Any suggestions? Issues you have come across

8. Scenario 1 - fabrication You realise that a student has fabricated the test results in a research project. 1. What would you do? 2. Where would you look for guidance? 3. Suggest a solution!

9. Scenario 2 - collaboration Students have submitted projects – it is clear on reading the projects that the students have had unauthorised help – friends, family, colleagues 1. What would you do? 2. Where would you look for guidance? 3. Suggest a solution!

10. Scenario 3 - theft Students have reported that a student in the class has taken/stolen the core text from the library and no other copy available for other students. 1. What would you do? 2. Where would you look for guidance? 3. Suggest a solution!

11. Scenario 4 - extension Students attend at your office requesting a project extension – various reasons given. 1. What would you do? 2. Where would you look for guidance? 3. Suggest a solution!

12. Scenario 5 – work placement Students are on work placement – one of the participating employers contacts you to advise that a student has belittled the firm on his facebook page and they hold IT Sligo responsible. 1. What would you do? 2. Where would you look for guidance? 3. Suggest a solution!

13. Scenario 6 – plagiarism Student has clearly plagiarised. 1. What would you do - How many chances do you give the student? 2. Where would you look for guidance? 3. Suggest a solution!

14. Other scenarios? Other issues you have come across?

15. Thank you Any Questions?

16. Welcome to IT Sligo- workshop for External Examiners RTE News

17. 23 rd April 2010 The purpose Feedback from the survey Overview of the workshop Follow-up Recording for those who could not attend Webinar

18. Overview 10.30 to 11am Meet and Greet Registration 11-11.10am Welcome address from the President 11.10-11.15am Address from the Registrar 11.15-11.30am Brief introductions (Name / Institute / Area of Expertise / one issue) Getting organised (structure, split into four groups / rooms, assign tasks)

19. Overview 11.30 to 12.30am EBL/PBL workshops X 4 with facilitators Themes Basic (Roles and Responsibilities / paperwork/ M&S / expectations ) Advanced (Grade inflation/ What’s new / Benchmarking /Feedback) 12.30 to 1pm Feedback session 1-2pm Working Lunch consisting of Q&A with expert panel

20. Outcome