Teaching About Academic Integrity: what happens in college

1. Teaching About Academic Integrity: what happens in college? Shakuntala Dhanesar Coordinator of Reference and Instruction Baltimore City Community College Diane Harvey Undergraduate Studies Library University of Maryland Lucy Holman Rector Associate Director, Langsdale Library University of Baltimore MEMO Conference, October 20, 2005 http://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/MEMO.ppt

2. What do college students need to know? �Students must understand what plagiarism is and understand the ethics of writing. It is essential to know what borrowing ideas from other authors means, how to paraphrase properly and how to cite sources.� Conley, David T. Understanding University Success: A report from Standards for Success :A project of the Association of American Universities and The Pew Charitable Trusts . Eugene, OR : Center for Educational Policy Research , 2003.

3. AASL Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning Standard Eight The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and practices ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology. The student who is socially responsible with regard to information applies principles and practices that reflect high ethical standards for accessing, evaluating, and using information. That student recognizes the importance of equitable access to information in a democratic society and respects the principles of intellectual freedom and the rights of producers of intellectual property. The student applies these principles across the range of information formats�print, nonprint, and electronic.

4. ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education Standard Five The information literate student understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally. The information literate student understands many of the ethical, legal and socio-economic issues surrounding information and information technology. The information literate student follows laws, regulations, institutional policies, and etiquette related to the access and use of information resources. The information literate student acknowledges the use of information sources in communicating the product or performance.

5. Baltimore City Community College A state-sponsored comprehensive two year college Two main campuses and satellite locations in the city Open Admission- Enrollment-26,000 credit and non-credit Broad range of degree and certificate programs Accessible, affordable, comprehensive programs College transfer and career preparation Technical training and life skills training Diverse student population-ESL

6. BCCC Definitions �Plagiarism means presenting the words or ideas of others without giving them credit. A student should know the principles of plagiarism and the correct rules for citing sources.� BCCC Student Handbook, Article 2b, page 36. �Academic integrity means that any course work submitted by a student is solely the work product of that student and the student truthfully represents the source of work.� BCCC Student Handbook, Article 2A, page 36.

7. Students who plagiarize Receive a low grade for course Can fail the course Can be expelled from college

8. University of Baltimore Upper division (juniors & seniors) and graduate only Total enrollment: 4,896 part-time: 2,437 Undergraduate: 2,096 graduate & law: 2800 Average age 30

9. Do students understand issues of plagiarism by their junior year? Unfortunately, the answer is not a rousing yes. In 2004-2005 UB reported 60 cases of academic dishonesty (this shows a dramatic increase) Of the 60, 16 came before a judicial hearing board 7 undergraduate 9 graduate

10. Cases at UB 11 of the 16 cases heard by judicial board were found responsible All received an F for the course Six suspended Three disciplinary suspensions Two expulsions

11. Why do we continue to see academic dishonesty cases? Rise in enrollment of international students Different cultural norms concerning academic integrity Students returning to university after time away Rise of the Internet � lack of understanding of intellectual property/ ownership Greater awareness of faculty to detect cases Faculty use of software such as turnitin.com Cultural changes � �end justifies the means�

12. What UB is doing to combat plagiarism Faculty including academic integrity (AI) statement in syllabi All online courses have AI statement in �classroom� Starting fall 2006, all students must complete AI tutorial: http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/howto/tutorials/academic_integrity/slide_1.htm

13. Information Literacy and AI Langsdale Library created AI tutorial for students Librarians include discussion of plagiarism in pilot information literacy courses Working to implement campus-wide undergraduate information literacy program that will include AI component

14. University of Maryland College Park Research/doctoral university 25,000+ undergraduates, 10,000 graduate students 4,000+ new students in Fall 05

15. Plagiarism on campus UM has a �modified� honor code. Students sign honor pledge banner at Orientation, and write and sign honor code pledge on tests and major assignments. In 2004-05, 301 students were brought before Student Honor Council for hearing 60% were charged with plagiarism 89% of all students charged were found �responsible�

16. Students have difficulty: Keeping track of sources Paraphrasing Citing electronic sources Deciding what is �common knowledge� Untangling their own ideas from ideas they�ve borrowed

17. UM Libraries efforts Web page for students and faculty (one-stop information source for campus) Standard text on library handouts and online tutorial pages Talking about citing in library instruction sessions Campus Summit on Academic Integrity Workshop on using sources responsibly K16 collaborations (K16 Partnership committee, presentations to local school media specialists)

18. Q & A Why is plagiarism considered such a serious offense on college campuses? What are three ways to avoid plagiarism? Intellectual property found on the Internet does not have to be credited to its original author because it is in electronic form.��

19. Where can we go from here? How can we all work together to prevent academic dishonesty?

20. For more information Baltimore City Community College http://www.bccc.edu/ University of Baltimore http://www.ubalt.edu/ University of Maryland http://www.umd.edu/ Find this presentation at http://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/MEMO.ppt