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Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity. Dr. David Bozak Associate Dean College of Arts & Sciences SUNY Oswego dab@oswego.edu. My background. BA, Rice University; MS/PhD UNH Joint appointment at Oswego – computer science and psychology

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Academic Integrity

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  1. Academic Integrity Dr. David Bozak Associate Dean College of Arts & Sciences SUNY Oswego dab@oswego.edu

  2. My background • BA, Rice University; MS/PhD UNH • Joint appointment at Oswego – computer science and psychology • Developed CS dept cheating policy http://www.oswego.edu/academics/colleges_and_departments/departments/computer_science/cheating.html • As Associate Dean, final step in appeal process • Task Force on Academic Quality subcommittee on cheating and plagiarism • Committee on Intellectual Integrity

  3. True or False? Students begin cheating as early as 3rd grade.

  4. Academic Integrity Survey • Center for Academic Integrity http://academicintegrity.org • Dr. Donald McCabe – replicated William J. Bower’s 1964 survey at 31 institutions (“Student Dishonesty and its Control in College”) • SUNY Oswego participated in 2006-2007 • 17,401 undergrads @ 19 schools • 3,985 faculty @ 17 schools

  5. How frequently do you think the following occurs on campus? • Plagiarism on written assignments • Never - 1% • Very Seldom - 21% • Seldom - 47% • Often – 25% • Very Often – 6%

  6. How frequently do you think the following occurs on campus? • Plagiarism on written assignments • Never - 1% (<1%) • Very Seldom - 21% (7%) • Seldom - 47% (42%) • Often – 25% (39%) • Very Often – 6% (11%)

  7. How frequently do you think the following occurs on campus? • Inappropriate sharing in group assignments • Never - 1% • Very Seldom - 10% • Seldom - 32% • Often - 38% • Very Often - 19%

  8. How frequently do you think the following occurs on campus? • Inappropriate sharing in group assignments • Never - 1% (1%) • Very Seldom - 10% (7%) • Seldom - 32% (39%) • Often - 38% (38%) • Very Often - 19% (15%)

  9. How frequently do you think the following occurs on campus? • Cheating during tests or examinations • Never - 3% • Very Seldom - 33% • Seldom - 37% • Often - 18% • Very Often - 9%

  10. How frequently do you think the following occurs on campus? • Cheating during tests or examinations • Never - 3% (1%) • Very Seldom - 33% (25%) • Seldom - 37% (50%) • Often - 18% (19%) • Very Often - 9% (5%)

  11. During the past year, how often have you • Worked with others when asked for individual work • Never - 53% • Once - 18% • More than once - 23% • NA – 6%

  12. During the past year, how often have you • Copied another’s homework • Never - 66% • Once - 17% • More than once - 15% • NA – 3%

  13. During the past year, how often have you • Copied a few sentences from a written source without citing it • Never - 65% • Once - 17% • More than once - 13% • NA – 4%

  14. During the past year, how often have you • Copied from an electronic course without footnoting • Never - 64% • Once - 18% • More than once - 14% • NA – 4%

  15. How often, if ever, have you seen a student cheating during a test/exam? Never – 41% Once – 14% Few times – 32% Several times – 9% Many times – 2% NA – 2%

  16. Have you ever ignored an incident of cheating in one of your courses for any reason? Yes – 38% No – 62%

  17. Have you ever referred a case of suspected cheating to anyone? Yes – 44% No – 56%

  18. Cheating is a serious problem on campus. • Strongly disagree – 2% • Disagree – 14% • Not sure – 42% • Agree – 32% • Strongly agree – 10%

  19. How frequently have you observed student dishonesty when completing assignments or exams? SUNY Student Opinion Survey Spring, 2003 Very frequently – 4% Frequently – 11% Sometimes – 27% Rarely – 33% Never – 22%

  20. Faculty report suspected cases of cheating • Strongly disagree – 4% • Disagree – 23% • Not sure – 42% • Agree – 27% • Strongly agree – 5%

  21. Oswego’s policy • Two tracks • Academic • Penalties up to failure for the course • Judicial • Penalties up to suspension/explulsion • Repeat offenders

  22. True or False? Adhering to campus policy is a constitutional requirement.

  23. Delhi’s policy • Involves both Academic Affairs (Coordinator of Academic Advising) and Student Life (College Judicial Coordinator) • Mandatory meeting with student provides educational opportunity • Mandatory reporting demonstrates the seriousness of the issue • Progressive punishment • Appeal process is described

  24. Community Standards • Oswego’s approach – levels of non-compliance Level 0 – trivial errors Level 1 – unintentional errors Level 2 – poor decision making Level 3 – intentional dishonesty

  25. Promotion of policy • Dialog – faculty and student • Review process that led to new policy • Open faculty forum to discuss issues • Open student forum to discuss issues • Promotion from President, Provost on down, including faculty and student leaders • Visibility • Posters, bookmarks, etc. promoting integrity • Encouraging faculty to include reference to policy on syllabus

  26. True or False? The weakest students on campus are the ones most likely to cheat/plagiarize.

  27. Why students cheat "What's important is getting ahead. Cheating is a shortcut and it's a pretty efficient one in a lot of cases.“ • Courses not interesting enough • Time • Need to get good grades • “unfair” tests/assignments; assignments that are makework

  28. True or False? Males are more likely than females to cheat on an exam.

  29. Combating misconduct • Change exams frequently (68%) • Monitor students closely on tests; space them out during tests (72%) • Discuss views on integrity (65%) • Info on syllabus about cheating (67%) • Use of internet to confirm plagiarism (29%)

  30. Plagiarism detection? • “Plagiarism Detection: Is Technology the Answer?” by Liz Johnson • http://connect.educause.edu/library/abstract/PlagiarismDetectionI/44506 • Compares 7 services • Doc Cop – http://doccop.com/

  31. Combating misconduct • Use the policy! When students feel faculty don’t support integrity policies, there is little chance of getting caught or if caught receiving significant penalty • Use a variety of assessment methods • Require drafts of all papers • Take more time to listen to students and understand their needs

  32. Creating a Culture of Integrity • Promotion of integrity • “Ten Principles of Academic Integrity” by McCabe and Pavela • Student involvement • Student leadership • Student participation on Hearing Board • Matriculation pledge

  33. True or False? Public and Parochial college students are equally likely to report having cheated or plagiarized.

  34. Looking ahead – an Honor code? • Honor system • Modified honor system • Integrity Code

  35. References • http://www.academicintegrity.org/ • http://www.academicintegrity.org/educational_resources/pdf/Letter_To_My_Students.pdf • http://www.collegepubs.com/ref/10PrinAcaInteg.shtml • http://www.plagiary.org/

  36. References • http://www.josephsoninstitute.org/reportcard/ • Ethics & Behavior, July, 2001, Vol.11, Issue 3 (special issue on cheating in colleges and universities • “The Spiritual Life of College Students,” Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA • http://www.spirituality.ucla.edu/results

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