Aldivam F.

Silva

Academic honesty

Introduction

Most educational institutions are concerned about students behavior when issue is honesty/integrity in academic activities. Manuals and
handbooks are written and provided to all student community or even any person interested in the subject.
In this presentation we will cover some topics in order to have a good understanding on the subject academic honesty or academic integrity.

I. What is academic honesty?

II. Academic honesty: An ethic issue
III. University policies
IV. Plagiarism and how to avoid it
I. What is academic honesty?

A) Types of academic dishonesty:

Fabricated data/references
Buy papers/works done by others
Buy, sell, steal or give away papers or tests
Lying to gain time
Misuse of library material
Cheating
Plagiarism
 II. Academic honesty: An ethic issue

"Academic dishonesty is issue of concern for teachers, students, and institutions of higher education.
Studies consistently show that a significant number of students cheat in college and that cheating is pervasive across diverse cultures."

Grijalva, T.C., Kerkvliet, J., & Nowell, C. (2006)

"It is a universal practice for scholars and students to reinforce their claims with the findings and conclusions of other people, but it is a
requirement that they disclose sources of unique idea or information that they have used to support their work. This practice is based on very
strict rules of honesty and total disclosure of sources of information (facts, figures, unique ideas or expressions, conclusions and
recommendations), which gives the academe its enviable integrity; (...)". (OYEKAN, 2013)
 III. University policies

Most universities all over the world are concerned about students honesty related to academic activities. Manuals and handbooks are provided to
students instructing them how to deal with tasks and assignments in order to succeed in academic life.
According to some of these manuals, in case of a student to be caught on cheating/ plagiarizing, he is to be judged in accordance with
institutions rules he attends and he will be punished. Punishments can include grade change, course assignment or exclusion from the course the
student is enrolled. Also, in case of copyright infringement, the student may have to respond to a judicial process.

"Plagiarism is often a serious academic conduct that attracts a range of punishments from simple failure of a particular assignment to failure of a
subject or programme and expulsion or decertification." (OYEKAN, 2013)

"In reality, all academic institutions should have operational policies for upholding reasonable and equitable sanctions for defiance." (OYEKAN,
2013)
 IV. Plagiarism and how to avoid it

A. What is plagiarism?

Students did not perceive plagiarism as a serious issue and the use of inappropriate strategies for sourcing and acknowledging material
was common.

Ryan, G., Bonanno, H., Krass, I., Scouller, K., & Smith, L. (2009)

According to studies, plagiarism happens at any level of education and it is seen as a common practice, although students most of times dont
know they are plagiarizing. But what is plagiarism?

plagiarism /pledrz()m/

Word Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin plagiarius 'kidnapper' (from plagium 'a kidnapping', from Greek plagion) + -ism.

Definition of plagiarism in English:

noun
[mass noun]
The practice of taking someone elses work or ideas and passing them off as ones own: there were accusations of plagiarism

In other words, plagiarism is stealing someones ideas and present them as your own ideas.

B. How to avoid plagiarism

Bibliography

Recommended Books and Articles:

Law, Lily, Tin, Su-Hie, Jerome, Collin. Cognitive dissonance in dealing with plagiarism in academic writing. Procedia - Social and
Behavioral Sciences 97 (2013 ) 278 284.

Oyekan, Olugbenro. Academic Integrity: Study & Guide. XLIBRIS , 2013.

Ryan et al., 2009. Ryan, G., Bonanno, H., Krass, I., Scouller, K., & Smith, L. (2009). Undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy students
perceptions of plagiarism and academic honesty. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 73(6), 1-8.

Recommended Websites:

Academic Honesty: https://www.rochester.edu/college/CCAS/AdviserHandbook/AcadHonesty.html

http://www.rochester.edu/College/honesty/assets/files/Academic_Honesty.pdf

http://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/integrity/code/Pages/Ethics.aspx

What is Academic Integrity?: https://integrity.mit.edu/

https://books.google.com.br/books?id=qisSAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA31&dq=academic%20honesty&hl=pt-
BR&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q=academic%20honesty&f=false

Plagiarism: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/plagiarism

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