Sophie Henderson (Lead Mentor)
Sophie is a PhD Candidate in Law and part of the Learning and Teaching Development team at the University of Auckland. She is interested in supporting academic integrity skills in adults
Location Auckland, New Zealand
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That's great, Stefanie! Best of luck with college
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Thanks Mary!
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That's great! Thanks Martin
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Thanks Andrea!
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Sophie Henderson (Lead Mentor) replied to Kamni Kavita
Thanks Kamni, that's great!
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Thanks Kelly! That's great to hear.
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Thank you for participating, Gift! All the best for the future.
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That's wonderful - thanks for participating Nayana!
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Yes definitely, using past exam papers as part of your preparation not only highlights what you know and do not know, but it also helps you to plan your time under exam conditions so you are more confident for the real test.
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Absolutely, Karen! Great advice
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Thanks @JoshuaAjowele - you can still state that you have participated and completed the course on your CV.
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Sophie Henderson (Lead Mentor) replied to Alice D
Thanks Alice, that's great!
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Sophie Henderson (Lead Mentor) replied to Aur Avls
Thanks for participating Aurora and for sharing your insightful comments! Best of luck for the future
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Good point, Aurora!
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Exactly right, Joshua!
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Fantastic list of skills, thanks for sharing. I particularly like discipline which is often overlooked, as well as autonomy. At university you are granted much more independence and many students struggle to use this wisely.
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Great application of the fundamental values, Kelly! Thanks for sharing
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Procrastination is a big problem for most people, myself included, so finding a way to observe and overcome this is key.
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Great tips!
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A great strategy, Indiana!
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I think you can be creative in paraphrasing - as this useful articles illustrates:
There is room for being imaginative in terms of how you interpret the text and the different ways you can restate the argument. Not everyone will restate it...
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It depends on the text you are trying to paraphrase and how the author has argued it in terms of tense. The above example is just one way to do it, but it is not a rule that you have to use subjunctive forms.
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Hi Elma, just a friendly reminder to share your own thoughts and ideas rather than copying other people's comments, otherwise this would be plagiarism and that is exactly what we are trying to avoid through this course.
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Yes absolutely, it is usually Oscola for Law.
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That's great, Lorraine! Best of luck with your second year of study.
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That's wonderful, Alejandra!
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That's great, Gift!
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Good summary!
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That's great, Lydia! Welcome to the course.
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Great advice! Thanks for sharing
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That's great, Jim! I hope the course can provide you with some new insights and ways to promote academic integrity to students
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Welcome to the course, Cara! Hope you enjoy learning about academic integrity
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That's great, Joshua!
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Great to hear, Jo!
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That's a unique and hi-tech example! Certainly not one I have come across. Perhaps students are now using these sophisticated methods to cheat with new developments in technology.
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All fantastic tips - thanks for sharing, Alice! Effective time management and planning does seem like obvious advice but it is still one of the leading problems experienced by students, so learning how to plan ahead and adopting productive strategies is key.
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Exactly right!
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Sophie Henderson (Lead Mentor) made a comment
Please share your thoughts and advice below about how to equip yourself at university in order to avoid cheating by feeling under-pressure, unsure, unable and uninterested.
One way to avoid feeling uninterested in learning the material at hand is to ensure that you choose the right course for you in order to remain interested and dedicated to it. Otherwise,...
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Great tips, Indiana! Establishing rules and deadlines is an important strategy, as well as keeping minutes of group meetings to keep track of progress.
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Yes, absolutely! Delegating specific sections of the assignment and tasks between group members is a great strategy - particularly if each group member is given a section of the assignment which plays to their strengths. Each member should have a role as well to make group work run more smoothly - such as team leader and group coordinator.
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Well summarised Jo, thanks for sharing! It's important to note the serious and negative consequences of cheating even if you do not get caught.
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Absolutely, Alaa! I agree that they are all intertwined and ultimately you need to be courageous to put each value into action.
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That's great, Ruth - welcome to the course! Bristol is a fantastic city!
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Well said, Alice!
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Sophie Henderson (Lead Mentor) made a comment
It is great to read that so many of you are already confident with the meaning of plagiarism! I noticed that some people are neutral or not confident about how to avoid academic dishonesty - we will be learning about this in week 2 of the course, as well as how to deal with situations that may lead to academic dishonesty during week 4 :-)
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Sophie Henderson (Lead Mentor) replied to [Learner left FutureLearn]
That's great, Annee! Hopefully you will be very familiar with the values that underpin academic integrity by the end of the course.
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Welcome to the course, Julio! The weather in Aguascalientes sounds a lot like the temperamental weather here in Auckland, New Zealand!
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Well said, Shiffah!
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Absolutely, Pratik!
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Welcome to the course, Shiffah! I would love to visit Uganda - I have heard amazing things about it.
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That's fantastic, Dorothy! Best of luck with the course.
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It's great to have you on board, MacMillian!
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Yes definitely, the university environment certainly expects a higher standard of integrity and enforces stricter regulations to ensure you are obeying such standards - it can be a shock and learning curve for many new students at first.
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Very well said! I especially like your last line: 'people will respect you once they see that you have high integrity of your own self'.
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That's great, Nusly! Best of luck with the course
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That's great, welcome to the course!
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Well said, Indiana and some great ways to apply honesty as a student!
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What do you need help with Ahmedshah?
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Great examples!
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Well said, Pratik!
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We learn about academic dishonesty and how to avoid it during week 2 of the course, including issues such as plagiarism and making false claims, and week 3 covers referencing and citations - so hopefully you will be feeling much more confident by the end of the course!
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That's great, Loreen! Best of luck with the course!
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I hope you enjoy the experience Philippe!
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Welcome to the course, Kay Tee! I would love to visit Myanmar and Inle lake one day soon!
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That's an interesting and unusual fact about the flag - thanks for sharing Pratik!
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Welcome to the course, Indiana! Thanks for sharing that fun fact!
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Welcome to the course, Umar!
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Thank you for participating, Eduardo, and for all of your insightful comments! All the best for the future.
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That's great, Cristina!
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This is a fundamental skill!
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This is a different and interesting skill - thanks for sharing!
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A great strategy!
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Great resources!
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Well said, Shylaja! Thanks for sharing
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Great point!
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Thanks for sharing, everyone! These are great study tips - does anyone else have some useful ideas that have worked well for them in the past?
I personally like to be organised when studying or revising and find it helpful to plan each day using a calendar or post-it notes to make lists and set goals. This keeps me motivated and focused. Mind maps are also...
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Fantastic to hear, Cristina!
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Well said, Ayjemal!
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Great to hear, thanks Wagdy!
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Great to hear!
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I hope the course this week helps to simplify and clarify how to reference, quote, summarise and paraphrase. I am sure the examples provided will help you to begin practising such techniques :-)
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Well said, Lesley!
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Hi Maricela, just a reminder to please write your comments in English to allow other students to understand and reply to you - thanks!
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Those are great ways of proving your individual contribution. Yes, microsoft word and other programmes allow you to 'track changes' in the document which can provide evidence of who has written or deleted certain parts and when.
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Good application of the fundamental values - thanks for sharing!
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Talking to the lecturer about the problems you are experiencing might perhaps be a last resort if you have tried other ways to address the issues in the group and you need an authority figure to step in. This is also an important step to take if the problems you are experiencing are likely to detriment your grade and so the lecturer will need to know about this.
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A fantastic list of things that make for successful collaborative group work and could therefore help avoid this situation!
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Absolutely, Marilyn!
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Well said, Lana-Lee! I completely agree. For instance, I think interactive courses like this one with quizzes and hypothetical situations in videos are an innovative way to communicate the key messages and lessons to students rather than just listing the rules and regulations which can be very off-putting and overwhelming for students
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That's a great response Cristina, in order to help him learn on his own and in a way that is not academically dishonest.
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Hi @Lamarj - although self-plagiarism may seem silly since you are not taking words or ideas from someone else but reusing your own, it is considered to be unethical because it can infringe upon a publisher's copyright. The American Psychological Association (2010) states that 'self-plagiarism refers to the practice of presenting one's own previously published...
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Well said, Desiree!
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A great list of actions associated with academic integrity - thanks for sharing Mae!
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Hi Andres, welcome to the course! Just a friendly reminder to write your comments in English so all participants are able to understand and reply :-) thank you!
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Hi Yusra, that's great! I hope you enjoy the course and find the information useful to pass on to your students.
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Fantastic comment, Julie, Thanks for sharing!
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Well said, Viliame!
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A really good point, Eduardo! Commitment is key and these values need to be translated into action and people need the willpower to do that. Perhaps having the courage and responsibility to follow through with these values in practice touches on commitment.
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A great list of actions and behaviours, thanks for sharing Amanda! I particularly like 'being responsible for how my actions may be perceived, regardless of whether or not anybody notices'.
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Sophie Henderson (Lead Mentor) made a comment
It is great to read that so many of you are already confident with the meaning of plagiarism! I noticed that some people are neutral or not confident about how to avoid academic dishonesty - we will be learning about this in week 2 of the course, as well as how to deal with situations that may lead to academic dishonesty during week 4 :-)
