Academic Integrity Matters – AIM An educational workshop Developed by the AUC Task Force on Academic Integrity Spring 2004

Task Force on Academic Integrity 2006 Council for Academic Integrity Academic Integrity Committee AIM Workshop

Academic Integrity Matters - AIM Ethics, Respect & Responsibilities Time Management How to Avoid Plagiarism

Ethics, Respect & Responsibilities Developed by Dr. Pandeli Glavanis 2 1/2 hours Rated by 71% as interesting, thought- provoking or useful

Ethics, Respect & Responsibilities Lessons learned Involvement of students themselves is crucial Peer-to-peer learning is essential Issues of AI re faculty and staff must be addressed Emphasis on more than AI

Time Management Partnered with Mentoring Center 1 hour Rated by over 90% as interesting, thought- provoking or useful

Time Management Lessons Learned All students would benefit from this workshop – mentioned by many participants as “wish I had had this earlier” An essential component of avoiding AI (especially plagiarism)

How to Avoid Plagiarism Partnered with Writing Center 1 hour Rated by 71% as interesting, thought-provoking or useful

How to Avoid Plagiarism Lessons Learned The issue of plagiarism is greatly misunderstood and needs re-inforcing as often as possible Best taught by expert – Writing Center as partner

5 workshops – 76 participants Overall rating from participants – 72% very important/important In all workshops over 70% participants reported “I learned a lot in this workshop.”

Some comments: Cheating hurts everyone around you Plagiarism is no different than stealing I wish this workshop is presented to freshmen students

Some comments: Cheating is not a part of friendship “Fix before it is broken!” I’m a senior & had never heard about a LOT of this stuff until today

Some lessons learned: Need an overall coordinator – arrange room, lunches, contact presenters, keep records, compile statistics Member of AI Council or AI Committee should be present to serve as link between sessions and answer questions Assessment is a must

Some lessons learned: At least one workshop per semester Each workshop needs separate budget Letter to students must fully explain purpose of workshop