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This book offers practical narratives of journey through the real-life application of academic integrity reinforced by ethical principles within educational contexts. Using extensive practice-based examples and insightful narratives, contributors illuminate the complexities of maintaining integrity in the heterogenous educational landscape. At its core, it addresses the pressing need to cultivate a culture of integrity and ethical behavior within educational institutions. It discusses the important balance between encouraging academic excellence and preventing cheating during assessment. Drawing upon a rich blend of theoretical frameworks and their practical applications, authors illustrate the ways to deter and address academic and research misconduct. The chapters discuss methods of improving ethical decision-making in research and practice, establishing a culture of integrity amongst institutions, educators, students, and beyond academia. There are contributors who narrate the importance of integrity policies and their effective implementation. Others discuss the experiences of academics and administrators in their journey to foster a culture of trust and accountability.
The initial discussions of this book are grounded in the 9th European Conference on Ethics and Integrity in Education, held in July 2023 in Derby, UK. Contributors reflect upon these discussions and present a balanced view of practical approaches to uphold academic integrity in education. The book goes beyond traditional classroom settings to examine the ethical implications of online learning platforms, digital assessments, and data privacy concerns. Through these narratives, readers can gain a deeper understanding of the ethical challenges inherent in technological advancements in education. Authors also offer practical strategies for addressing them.
List of contents
Pathways to Academic Integrity in Higher Education: A Community of Practice Approach.- Faculty's perspectives on academic dishonesty: Evolving beliefs and opportunities for learning.- Leveraging positive peer influence to foster a culture of academic integrity.- The Benefits of Academic Integrity Networks - Exploring the London and South East Academic Integrity Network.- Including everyone in academic integrity: policies and teaching practice to engage all students and staff.- Enhancing academic practice in Higher Education - what's the right way to do it? .- Establishing the link between contract cheating and admissions fraud: A case study.- Role of unambiguous assessment briefs in minimising misconduct: Avoiding past mistakes through learned wisdom.- Countering Education Fraud through Legal Measures.- Consultation on student use of AI tools at a university in the United Kingdom.- Plagiarism and Writing in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.- Developing resources for supporting ethical publishing and dissemination activities.- Presenting Student Academic Integrity Champion Model: a proactive step towards campus-wide efforts in building a culture of integrity.- Face of Fake Science: four episodes for reflection.- General Processes and Specific Challenges to build a multi-institutional Research Integrity Office in India.- Plagiarism without plagiarists Romanian case study.
About the author
Dr Mary Davis is Academic Integrity Lead and Principal Lecturer for Education and the Student Experience at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She has dedicated her research and practice to academic integrity since 2005. She co-authored the study skills book 'Referencing and Understanding Plagiarism' and has written book chapters including 'How much can you copy?' ‘Inclusion in academic integrity: improving policy, pedagogy and practice’, and ‘How do we guide students about proofreading? Institutional policies, study skills advice and teaching’. She dedicates her work to improving inclusive practice in academic integrity, including the ethical use of AI tools. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Centre for Academic Integrity, co-chair of the International Day of Action for Academic Integrity, editor of the #IntegrityMatters blog and member of the QAA UK Advisory Group on Academic Integrity.
Dr Cláudia S. Baptista is an Assistant Professor at Oxford Brookes University, UK. In addition, to optimize her teaching skills, she successfully concluded a Master's degree in Academic and Clinical Education at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto (FMUP), in 2019. During her academic career, she was Director of the ICBAS U. Porto Kennel (2010-2020), responsible for the Diagnostic Imaging Service of the Veterinary Hospital of the University of Porto (UPVet, 1999-2020) and Founding Member and Vice-President of the Animal Welfare Body of ICBAS U.Porto (2014-2018). She is responsible for the Curricular Units "Diagnostic Imaging", "Animal Welfare, Deontology, and Veterinary Ethics", and "Internship" of the Integrated Master's Degree in Veterinary Medicine (MIMV) at ICBAS U.Porto. She is also lecturer of “Medicine and Surgery of Companion Animals II”, in the area of diagnostic imaging, at MIMV ICBAS U.Porto, and "Academic and Professional Integrity" of the Master's Degree in Academic and Clinical Education at FMUP. She is President of the Internship Committee and member of the Scientific Committee of MIMV ICBAS U.Porto, and responsible for the pedagogical activities at the Hospital UPVet, where she also develops clinical activity in the area of diagnostic imaging.
Summary
This book offers practical narratives of journey through the real-life application of academic integrity reinforced by ethical principles within educational contexts. Using extensive practice-based examples and insightful narratives, contributors illuminate the complexities of maintaining integrity in the heterogenous educational landscape. At its core, it addresses the pressing need to cultivate a culture of integrity and ethical behavior within educational institutions. It discusses the important balance between encouraging academic excellence and preventing cheating during assessment. Drawing upon a rich blend of theoretical frameworks and their practical applications, authors illustrate the ways to deter and address academic and research misconduct. The chapters discuss methods of improving ethical decision-making in research and practice, establishing a culture of integrity amongst institutions, educators, students, and beyond academia. There are contributors who narrate the importance of integrity policies and their effective implementation. Others discuss the experiences of academics and administrators in their journey to foster a culture of trust and accountability.
The initial discussions of this book are grounded in the 9th European Conference on Ethics and Integrity in Education, held in July 2023 in Derby, UK. Contributors reflect upon these discussions and present a balanced view of practical approaches to uphold academic integrity in education. The book goes beyond traditional classroom settings to examine the ethical implications of online learning platforms, digital assessments, and data privacy concerns. Through these narratives, readers can gain a deeper understanding of the ethical challenges inherent in technological advancements in education. Authors also offer practical strategies for addressing them.
