Fostering Academic Integrity Among Students

StFX’s Code of Academic Conduct “An academic community flourishes when its members are committed to five fundamental values.” honesty honesty trust trust fairness fairness respect respect responsibility responsibility

StFX offenses against Academic Integrity Plagiarism Plagiarism Cheating Cheating Falsification Falsification Tampering Tampering Miscellaneous Miscellaneous

Classifying behaviours

Plagiarism (StFX) Quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing without acknowledgement Quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing without acknowledgement Downloading from web or library and presenting as own work Downloading from web or library and presenting as own work

StFX StFX Academic Integrity website StFX Academic Integrity website Focus of policy: positive vs negative Focus of policy: positive vs negative

Ryerson All students want to do their best at their studies, and everyone is interested in the reputation of their hard-earned degrees. That's why the aim of this site is to inform, inspire and educate those interested in the continued tradition of excellence in education at Ryerson University. Whether you are concerned with avoiding all of the pitfalls which might lead to academic misconduct - either intentionally or unintentionally - or are just looking for the most comprehensive guide to learning at Ryerson - you've come to the right place.

Kansas State University A Community of Integrity A Community of Integrity Imagine this......a campus community where instructors clarify their expectations for academic work and students respect those parameters. It is happening here at K-State, with the help of all involved. Education, consultation, mediation, adjudication: We do it all with student development in mind! Imagine this......a campus community where instructors clarify their expectations for academic work and students respect those parameters. It is happening here at K-State, with the help of all involved. Education, consultation, mediation, adjudication: We do it all with student development in mind! Beginning in the fall 1999 semester, Kansas State University initiated an Honor System based on personal integrity, which is presumed to be a sufficient assurance that, in academic matters, one's work is performed honestly and without unauthorized assistance. Beginning in the fall 1999 semester, Kansas State University initiated an Honor System based on personal integrity, which is presumed to be a sufficient assurance that, in academic matters, one's work is performed honestly and without unauthorized assistance.

Princeton The University as an Intellectual Community Princeton is, first and foremost, an intellectual community. Every college or university is an environment rich in intellectual, technological, and information resources where students and faculty members come together to pursue their academic interests. All of us are here to learn from each other and to teach each other, both in our individual quests to mature as thinkers, scholars, and researchers, and in our collective effort to advance and refine the body of human knowledge. All of us benefit from the free exchange of ideas, theories, solutions, and interpretations. We test our own thoughts informally among friends or in class, or more formally in papers and exams; we profit by analyzing and evaluating the ideas of our classmates, friends, advisers, and teachers. The University as an Intellectual Community Princeton is, first and foremost, an intellectual community. Every college or university is an environment rich in intellectual, technological, and information resources where students and faculty members come together to pursue their academic interests. All of us are here to learn from each other and to teach each other, both in our individual quests to mature as thinkers, scholars, and researchers, and in our collective effort to advance and refine the body of human knowledge. All of us benefit from the free exchange of ideas, theories, solutions, and interpretations. We test our own thoughts informally among friends or in class, or more formally in papers and exams; we profit by analyzing and evaluating the ideas of our classmates, friends, advisers, and teachers. Trust is the central ethic of such an intellectual community, in several respects. Trust that your ideas, no matter how new or unusual, will be respected and not ridiculed. Trust that your ideas will be seriously considered and evaluated. Trust that you can express your own ideas without fear that someone else will take credit for them. And, others need to be able to trust that your words, data, and ideas are your own. The right to intellectual ownership of original academic work is as important to the life of the university as the right to own personal possessions. Trust is the central ethic of such an intellectual community, in several respects. Trust that your ideas, no matter how new or unusual, will be respected and not ridiculed. Trust that your ideas will be seriously considered and evaluated. Trust that you can express your own ideas without fear that someone else will take credit for them. And, others need to be able to trust that your words, data, and ideas are your own. The right to intellectual ownership of original academic work is as important to the life of the university as the right to own personal possessions.

Perceptions: students vs faculty

Case studies

Strategies “St. Francis Xavier University values academic integrity. Therefore, all students must understand the meaning and consequence of such academic offenses as plagiarism, cheating, tampering, and falsification under Section 3.9 of the Academic Calendar.”

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