Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity Yes or No? http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

This lecture is conducted as a discussion and question and answer session These slides contain the answers as well as the questions You need to work through the academic integrity tutorial online (web ref below) to compliment the contents of this lecture Plan to revisit the tutorial whenever you have questions about our expectations for your assessed work These slides can also be read in conjunction with the standard ECS academic integrity slides Lecture Notes http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

Academic Integrity Tutorial http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

1 Yes or No? • On the first day of classes you are happy to discover an assignment is on a topic you wrote a technical report on the previous term. • You make a new copy, renaming the file and hand it in via CBass. • This is OK because it is all your own work. http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

2 Yes or No • You are placed in groups to work on a large project. • The first time your group meets, you discuss the assignment and you each take a piece of the project to complete. • After the compiled project is submitted, you are surprised to learn your group is asked to speak to the lecturer about potential plagiarism in one of the sections. • Can you be considered to have committed plagiarism even if your section is all your own work and properly referenced? http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

3 Yes or No • You are permitted to leave the exam room to go to the toilet. • Out of the room your mobile rings and you answer it. • When you go to hand in your completed exam, the invigilator asks you to wait until the remaining students leave to speak to you. • Could you be asked to appear before the plagiarism officer because of cheating? http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

4 Yes or No • You feel frustrated about not getting the results you had expected during a lab experiment. • You notice others at your lab table are finished and cleaning up their materials. • You decide to change your lab results to the expected outcome and begin to clean up your lab area. • This is OK because you know what the answers are supposed to be. http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

5 Yes or No • You understand you need to include at least seven references in your report writing assignment. • You run out of time and add two articles to your reference list that you did not actually read when researching your topic. • Is this considered dishonest? http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

6 Yes or No • Someone in your hall asks to take a look at the report you wrote last year because they are taking the same course this term. • They say they want it only as guidance to help get started. • You see the finished report a few days later and notice it has included large sections copied from your original. • You are a bit surprised but really have nothing to worry about. • Besides it's your friend's problem, isn’t it? http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

7 Yes or No • You cannot locate the internet site where you found a quote for your lab report. • You think you know where you might have taken it from and include the citation in your paper. • Is this a wise decision? http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

8 Yes or No • Your friend agrees to edit your system documentation. • She re-writes sections of your work and you think her changes are excellent. • She was able to write what you were unable to clearly explain. • You hand in your assignment confident of a high mark. • Is this considered academic dishonesty? http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

9 Yes or No • You reach for a paper handkerchief from your pocket while taking your semester 1 exam and discover the study notes you were reviewing on the bus on the way to the exam. • Could you be accused of bringing in unauthorised materials into an exam? http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

10 Yes or No • You are stuck on an assignment while working in a computer lab on campus. • You notice two of your classmates discussing the same assignment behind you. • You join them and work through the assignment together while one student types in the information on his computer. • You each copy the problem section and incorporate it into your handin which you submit in time for the deadline. • Students are supposed to form study groups and help each other learn. so this type of collaboration is fine, isn’t it? http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

Breaches of Academic Integrity and Penalties Details from University Calendar and Student Handbook(s) http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

First recorded incident of: Small amount of plagiarism which may be the result of poor academic practice Collusion leading to limited similarity between submitted assessment items. Provide feedback and issue a warning to be retained on the student's file. Award a mark appropriate to the work submitted taking account of the fact that not all the work is that of the student. Stage 1: Minor Incidents http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

Any repeat incident Moderate amount of plagiarism/extensive plagiarism with strong evidence e.g.: matched text Collusion leading to significant similarities between submitted items Copying Recycling Minor breaches of examination regulations, e.g.: inadvertent use of the wrong type of calculator (a) Provide feedback and issue a warning to be retained on the student's file. Award a mark appropriate to the work submitted taking account of the fact that not all the work is that of the student. (b) Require the student to re-submit the same piece of work for a capped mark (should the student refuse the re-submit the work a mark of 0 will be awarded). (c) Award no marks for the piece of work. (d) Award a fail grade for the module/unit concerned, with or without the right of resit. Stage 2: Intermediate Incidents http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

Extensive plagiarism Serial plagiarism - any Ghosting/use of essay bank services Impersonation Falsification Deliberate breaches of examination regulations; e.g. unauthorised use of notes in examination rooms (d) Award a fail grade for the module/unit concerned with or without the right of resit (e) Failure in the year as a whole (f) Reduction in degree class (g) Termination of programme (h) Deprivation of award* *Please note that penalty (h) can only be imposed on the authority of Senate. Stage 3: Major Incident See University Calendar Section IV Appendix 1 http://www.calendar.soton.ac.uk/sectionIV/part8.html http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

A key element of academic integrity is understanding good academic practice in written work and creative practice. Understanding how to use the work of other scholars, including your peers, to develop your own insights into a subject and spark new ideas is an important professional skill. The skills you need to succeed in higher education in the United Kingdom may be different to those you have learned at School or College, or in your workplace, as you will be expected to follow professional academic conventions. Within the professional international academic community it is never acceptable to use the words of others or their creative output (whether published or unpublished, including material from the internet) without explicit acknowledgement. To do so would not be seen as a mark of respect but rather as plagiarism. Good academic practice at the University of Southampton http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

Taking notes • When you take notes from sources, make sure you do so in ways which • identify where you are recording your own observations based on the document you are reading, • where you are paraphrasing and where you are recording direct quotations. • This will be particularly important if you are taking notes over a longer period and then reviewing them later http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

Plan your time • Learn to plan your study time effectively • be aware of deadlines • and leave plenty of time for writing, • This will help you avoid the need to take ‘short-cuts’ which could lead to bad academic practice. http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

Completing Assessments • To demonstrate your knowledge and ability effectively in assignments you need to ensure that you address the question you are asked. • Avoid • large amounts of acknowledged pasted material • or over-quotation from external sources • because • It is likely to detract from the quality and originality of the work • and is therefore unlikely to secure good marks http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

The purpose of assessment is to enable you to develop and demonstrate your own knowledge and understanding of the learning outcomes of a unit or programme, or particular professional skills or competencies. It is entirely appropriate that your work should be informed by, and refer to the work of others in the field, or to discussions with your peers, tutor or supervisor. However, such contributions must always be acknowledged in accordance with conventions appropriate to the discipline. This requires more than a mention of a source in a reference section, which may be a practice you are used to at School or College. You should acknowledge each instance of another person’s ideas, artworks or words using the appropriate referencing conventions. It is important to make clear which are your words, ideas, or artworks and which have been taken from others. Assessment http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

It is often helpful to discuss ideas and approaches to your work with your peers, and this is a good way to help you think through your own views. However work submitted for assessment should always be entirely your own, except where clearly specified otherwise in the instructions for the assignment. In some instances working in groups will be required, and there may be occasions when work is submitted from the whole group rather than individuals. In these instances the instructions will make it clear how individual contributions to the joint work should be identified and will be assessed If you are in any doubt, check with the person setting the assignment. If you have worked with others you should make sure that you acknowledge this in any declaration you make (see below). Me and my group http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

ECS Handin • When you submit a piece of coursework you will be asked to make a declaration • (through the use of a signed declaration or ticked box for electronic submission) • that you are aware of the requirements of good academic practice, and the potential penalties for any breaches. http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

sources From University of Southampton Calendar and Student Handbook • http://www.soton.ac.uk/studentservices/handbook/handbook09emb.html ECS - Academic Integrity Tutorialhttp://www.ait.ecs.soton.ac.uk/ See also SUSUhttp://education.susu.org/info/integrity http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~saw/Academic integrity quizno answers

Academic Integrity