An Academic Integrity Model

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An Academic Integrity Model

• Education, Conversation and Enforcement
• Diane R. Schulman, Ph.D.
• Secretary of Academic Council and
• Director, Office of the Provost and VP Academic
• Donna Bell
• Academic Integrity Officer

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EDUCATION

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Academic Integrity Website

• www.ryerson.ca/academicintegrity

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Student Orientation

• Introduction to Academic Integrity
• Student Tutorial
• (Trailer)

www.ryerson.ca/academicintegrity/content/
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Who got involved?

• Students
• Faculty
• Library
• Learning Teaching Office
• Student Services
• Digital Media Projects Office
• Academic Integrity Sub-Committee

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The Website!!

• Faculty
• www.ryerson.ca/academicintegrity/faculty/resources
  .html
• Family
• www.ryerson.ca/academicintegrity/family.html
• Students
• www.ryerson.ca/academicintegrity/students.html

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Academic Integrity Tutorial

• Student registers after being referred by
  instructor (charged and not charged)
• Student meets with Learning Strategist for
  assessment
• Student completes workbook
• Student meets with Learning Strategist for exit
  appointment
• Student returns completed materials
• Completed package is sent to the faculty

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Innovations in Progress

• Proactive seminars on Avoiding Unintentional
  Misconduct
• AI Tutorial Modules on ethics based on
  professional codes of ethics
• Enhanced writing centre services
• On-line registration system

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Educational Role of Academic Integrity Officer

• Advisor for faculty, staff and students
• Educator for faculty and students
• Content manager for AI website
• Liaison with Learning Strategists

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Faculty Education

• Need to uphold academic integrity
• Exam invigilation
• Plagiarism detection
• Genuine assessments
• Workshops on best practices
• Policy and procedure
• Turnitin.com

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Faculty Education

• The difference between plagiarism
• and a bad paper!!

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• CONVERSATION

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Facilitated Discussions

• When a misconduct is suspected, either professor
  or student can request a facilitated discussion

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Academic Integrity Officers Role in Facilitated
Discussions

• Schedules discussion
• Acts as a neutral third party
• Provides guidance on process and policy
• Maintains civility
• Writes decision letter reflecting agreed upon
  outcome

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ENFORCEMENT

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Policies and Penalties

• Penalties need to be clear and effective
• Faculty need to apply penalties consistently
• Students believe those who do not cheat are
  disadvantaged
• Incidents need to be reported

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University Support

• Faculty must feel fully supported by
  administration when they bring a charge of
  misconduct
• Students want the university to apply policies
  consistently

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Examinations

• Rented space in Convention Center
• Hired invigilators
• Examination Policy revisions
• Invigilator/student ratio established
• Rovers provided
• Rules for students clarified
• Fire alarm system changes

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Policies and Procedures

• Student Code of Academic Conduct
• Clear process, penalties, procedures
• Built in administrative support
• Course Management Policy
• Guidelines for course syllabi
• Guidelines for electronic plagiarism detection
• Suggestions for group work guidelines
• Examination Policy

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Changes to Student Code of Academic Conduct

• Clear procedure
• Summary of discussion form
• Template letters
• Facilitated Discussion with AIO option
• Defined penalties
• Minimum of 0 on work
• F in course
• Academic Integrity Tutorial
• Can recommend DS, DW or expulsion

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• Academic Record and automatic penalties
• Disciplinary Notice
• Disciplinary Suspension
• Disciplinary Withdrawal
• Deferred grade (DEF)
• Stop course withdrawal

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Further Code of Conduct Revisions

• Facilitated discussions to ensure fairness
• Application for removal of DN in fourth year
• More emphasis on establishing intentional
  misconduct
• Education for unintentional misconduct

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Seminar Statistics Sept May 2006

• 98 Academic Integrity appointments.
• All but 5 were charged with plagiarism. One spoke
  on a cell phone during an exam, 2 used
  calculators to assist with cheating and 2 used
  formula sheets during an exam without permission.
• All Faculties were represented Nursing and
  Business had the highest number of referrals (32
  each).

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• www.turnitin.com

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Turnitin.com Usage
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• Increased faculty awareness and enforcement
• DNs -130 in 03/04 150 in 04/05 242 in 05/06
• Faculty (and TAs) contact Academic Integrity
  Officer with questions and concerns
• Website and quizzes are being assigned in courses
• Increased student awareness
• Continuous articles in the Engineering Newspaper,
  and both student campus publications
• Students contact Academic Integrity Officer with
  questions and concerns
• Students in Engineering and Business have started
  student associations focusing on academic
  integrity and ethics in their field

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Summary

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Education

• Website for students (undergraduate and
  graduate), faculty and families
• Academic Integrity Quizzes on-line
• Academic Integrity Tutorial to develop skills
• Student seminars on how to avoid unintentional
  plagiarism
• Writing workshops and English Language support
• Faculty sessions on how to write genuine
  assignments
• TA training
• Invigilator training

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Further Prevention

• Publication of Best Practices for faculty
• Established examination policies and procedures
• Appropriate examination space
• Teaching Assistant training on invigilation and
  grading
• Turnitin.com

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Penalties

• Revision of Code of Academic Conduct
• Establishment of an environment where cheating is
  not tolerated

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