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Academic Integrity Prof Glyn Watson Provost (Dubai)

Academic Integrity Prof Glyn Watson Provost (Dubai). Academic Integrity: Some Preliminaries. Academic standards and academic integrity Teaching, research, fundraising, finance and procurement: Locating academic integrity within the broader institutional code of ethics

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Academic Integrity Prof Glyn Watson Provost (Dubai)

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  1. Academic Integrity Prof Glyn Watson Provost (Dubai)

  2. Academic Integrity: Some Preliminaries • Academic standards and academic integrity • Teaching, research, fundraising, finance and procurement: Locating academic integrity within the broader institutional code of ethics • Defining Academic integrity: Plagiarism, conduct in examinations and class tests • Academic integrity – not just for students

  3. Setting out roles and responsibilities: The University • To provide students, during the induction process and in writing, guidance on plagiarism and academic conduct • To provide students, during the induction process and in writing, guidance on examination procedures • Where group work is involved, advising students on the boundary between legitimate and inappropriate collaboration and collusion • To develop and implement and transparent and fair procedure around detection and review, in the event that plagiarism or exam irregularities are suspected

  4. Setting out roles and responsibilities: Students • To familiarise themselves with the guidelines on the avoidance of plagiarism • To familiarise themselves with the guidelines on the avoidance of exam irregularities • To follow all written and oral instructions in relation to examinations or the submission of written work • In the event that plagiarism or an exam irregularity is suspected, to make reasonable efforts to cooperate with any subsequent investigation

  5. Investigating and prosecuting suspected irregularities • Be very clear about definitions • Follow due process and establish a clear evidence trail • Be clear about the standard of proof (‘on the balance of probabilities’ vs. ‘beyond all reasonable doubt’) • Establish strict impartiality: remember ‘innocent until proven guilty’ • Separate out the determination and penalty stages (save any mitigations for the latter) • Be proportionate in the penalty applied (but remember, you are not just defending the rights of the accused, you are also protecting the rights of the majority of students who have followed the rules

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