Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Sources:
(1) “Ethics in Academic Work” Student to Student Presentation, Orientation Week,
2008 www.wlu.ca/academicintegrity
(2) Baetz, M. , Nitsch, D., “Student-Led Sessions on Academic Integrity in
Orientation: An Innovative Institutional Response to Academic Misconduct” submitted
to The Journal of College Orientation and Transition
(3) Baetz, M. “Reflections of Academic Integrity Ambassadors” Dons Training, 2010
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What is Academic Misconduct?
“Academic misconduct is an act by a student, or by
students … which may result in a false evaluation of the
student(s), or which represents an attempt to unfairly gain
an academic advantage … Whether or not a student
intended to commit academic misconduct is not relevant
for a finding of academic misconduct.”
Source:
WLU Undergraduate Academic Calendar, 2010-2011
Types of Misconduct
Plagiarism
“...the unacknowledged presentation...of the work of
others as one’s own...”
Cheating
“...involves using, giving, receiving, unauthorized
information...”
Impersonating another student
e.g., using another student’s clicker
Source:
WLU Undergraduate Academic Calendar, 2010-2011
Types of Misconduct
Submitting the same piece of work
“...for more than one course without permission..”
Falsifying, misrepresenting, forging
“anything including academic record or supporting
documents”
Buying academic work
Unauthorized collaboration
Source:
WLU Undergraduate Academic Calendar, 2010-2011
Consequences
„ At Laurier there are three levels of action depending
on severity:
1) Instructor/relevant administrator (e.g., Chair, Program
Co-ordinator, Associate Dean, Dean, or designate)
2) Dean of faculty
3) VP: Academic or President
„ Throughout process, students are given the right to
defend themselves and appeal the decisions made
Source:
www.wlu.ca/academicintegrity
Importance of Academic Integrity
Reflection #1
“I told my friends about the different ways someone
can be academically dishonest, as some were surprising
to me.”
(1) How confident are you in knowing what
constitutes academic misconduct in your courses?
(2) Do you ever discuss academic integrity with your
friends? If so, how often and why would this
matter?