Certificate of Achievement

Mary Templeman Hogg - O'Rourke

has completed the following course:

Academic Integrity: Values, Skills, Action

The University of Auckland

This course provided an introduction to academic integrity in the tertiary environment, aiming to develop the knowledge, values, and skills students need to achieve with integrity at university.

4 weeks, 1 hour per week

Dr Jason M Stephens

Senior Lecturer

The University of Auckland

Transcript

Learning outcomes

  • Reflect on the meaning and importance of academic integrity as well as the values associated with it
  • Identify actions which constitute academic dishonesty and how to avoid it
  • Explore how to use the work of others with integrity
  • Develop key study skills which foster academic integrity

Syllabus

WEEK 1: WHAT IS ACADEMIC INTEGRITY? WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

  • The meaning of academic integrity and the fundamental values associated with it
  • The importance of academic integrity in academia
  • Transitioning to university from different environments and adjusting to new norms and values

WEEK 2: WHAT IS ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AND HOW TO AVOID IT?

  • Examples of academic dishonesty including plagiarism
  • Strategies for avoiding plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty
  • Most common rationalisations used to excuse academic dishonesty
  • Dealing with unexpected events which may contribute to academic dishonesty
  • Avoiding academic dishonesty when working on assignments—individually or in groups

WEEK 3: ACHIEVING WITH INTEGRITY: USING THE WORK OF OTHERS

  • Respecting the work of others
  • Referencing, summarizing, paraphrasing and quoting

WEEK 4: ACHIEVING WITH INTEGRITY: GEARING UP FOR STUDY

  • Study skills which cultivate academic integrity including: time management, study planning, tips to work in groups, critical reading and note taking, essay writing, studying for exams

Issued on 10th August 2019

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Academic Integrity: Values, Skills, Action

The University of Auckland