Module 1: Introduction to Academic Integrity

Module 1: Introduction to Academic Integrity

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Timing

This module should take you approximately 20-30 minutes to complete. You do not have to complete this module all at once.

To Do

  1. Make sure you are enrolled in this course 
  2. Learn - Introduction to Academic Integrity
  3. Complete the reflection - What did you learn?

Module Goals and Essential Understandings

Academic integrity is a core value of American academic institutions.

Academic integrity means having a commitment to and demonstration of honest and ethical behavior in an academic setting.

Academic integrity includes contributing to the scholarly conversation while citing and attributing the ideas of others, creating original work in your course assignments, and adhering to a conduct code while at the University of Minnesota.

Objectives

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

    • define and recognize examples of academic integrity and scholastic dishonesty
    • make connections between your conduct as a scholar and academic integrity values

Definitions

    • Academic Integrity - the commitment to and demonstration of honest and ethical behavior in an academic setting.

    • Scholastic Dishonesty is defined in the University of Minnesota Student Conduct Code, Section IV. Subd 1. It includes

      • plagiarism

      • cheating on assignments or examinations;

      • working with others on academic work when you aren't allowed to;

      • taking, acquiring, or using course materials without faculty permission;

      • submitting false or incomplete records of academic achievement;

      • acting alone or in cooperation with another to falsify records or to obtain dishonestly grades, honors, awards, or professional endorsement;

      • altering, forging, misrepresenting, or misusing a University academic record;

      • fabricating or falsifying data, research procedures or data analysis.

    • Works of Others -  anything you use in your work at the University - images, videos, memes, tweets, scholarly articles, class notes etc. When you participate in class, write a paper, or do group work, you are likely using other people’s work in some way and creating your own works as well

    • Attributing or Crediting - acknowledging someone as a participant in the production of something. These terms are both used when talking about citing or referencing a source.

    • Citation - a reference to a source.