A Personal Code of Values and Academic Integrity

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A Personal Code of Values and Academic Integrity

• David Bozak
• Associate Dean, College of Arts Sciences
• SUNY Oswego
• dab_at_oswego.edu

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National Survey of Student Engagement

• http//nsse.iub.edu/

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National Survey of Student Engagement

• Question 11.n GNETHICS
• To what extent has your experience at this
  institution contributed to your knowledge,
  skills, and personal development in the following
  areas?
• Developing a personal code of values and ethics

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National Survey of Student Engagement

• Question 11.n GNETHICS
• Four point Likert Scale
• 4 - Very much
• 3 - Quite a bit
• 2 - Some
• 1 - Very little

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2004 NSSE Question 11.n GNETHICS
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Student Opinion Survey

• How often have you observed student
• dishonesty when completing assignments or
• exams?
• Five point Likert scale
• very frequently
• frequently
• sometimes
• rarely
• never

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http//www.cs.oswego.edu/dab/survey/

• The survey contains
• a single question regarding FY and SR scores,
• a request for information regarding the perceived
  reasons for the scores, and
• demographic information

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Survey Demographics
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Survey Demographics
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Survey Demographics
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Survey Demographics
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First Year Scores
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Senior Year Scores
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Perceived Reasons for Scores

• Campus mission statement
• Student population
• Faith-based HSs
• Rural background with strong work ethic first
  generation
• Strong honor code
• Solid misconduct process

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Perceived Reasons for Scores

• Faith-based college with core curriculum that
  includes 9 hours of coursework in ethics,
  philosophy, theology
• Develop leadership skills
• Service learning
• Living/learning communities

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Perceived Reasons for Scores

• Spirituality
• The Spiritual Life of College Students, Higher
  Education Research Institute, UCLA
• http//www.spirituality.ucla.edu/

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2004 NSSE 11.p GNSPIRIT

• Developing a deepened sense of spirituality
• First Year NSSE 2004 2.10
• Senior Year NSSE 2004 2.00

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