Graduate Students and Academic Integrity
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Graduate Students andAcademic Integrity
Kate JenkinsOffice of Academic Integrity
Agenda• Office of Academic Integrity
oCampaign and survey• Key academic issues, Policy 71 & 72• Resources• Tips
Background and Purpose• Launched in 2008
• Acts as promotional and educational unit
• Focuses on academic integrity and integrity in general
• Communicates to entire uWaterloo community
Integrity Campaign• Integrity posters released in October 2011 also feature
accompanying videos uwaterloo.ca/academic-integrity/workstudyplay
Academic Integrity Survey• Anonymous, online survey • October 2-12• Dr. Don McCabe, Rutgers University and
Dr. Julia Christensen-Hughes, University of Guelph
We greatly appreciate all responses!
Key Academic Integrity Issues
• Cheating
• Plagiarism
• Unauthorized collaboration
• Impersonation
• Misrepresentation
Integrity-related Policies
Policy 71 – Student Discipline• Addresses principles,
offences, procedures, and penalties related to student misconduct, academic and non-academic.
• Authority to deal with matters for graduate students rests with the Graduate Associate Deans.
Policy 72 – Student Appeals• Addresses the procedures
students must follow to refute a decision made regarding Policy 71; a student can appeal only within 10 working days of receipt of decision.
• Also includes: bases for appealing a case, appeal forms, details on appeal process.
Policy descriptions taken directly from uwaterloo.ca/academic-integrity/about-academic-integrity/integrity-policies-0
Other Policies• Policy 33: Ethical behaviour• Policy 69: Conflict of interest• Policy 70: Student petitions and
grievances• Policy 73: Intellectual property rights*Links to these policies are available at uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/ and uwaterloo.ca/academic-integrity
Resources• Online tutorial (lib.uwaterloo.ca/gradait/)
Resources• Tip Sheets (uwaterloo.ca/academic-integrity)
Websites• Office of Academic Integrity
o uwaterloo.ca/academic-integrity• Library
o lib.uwaterloo.ca• Office of Research Ethics
• iris.uwaterloo.ca/ethics/integrity/index.htm• Student Success Office
o uwaterloo.ca/student-success• Counselling Services
o uwaterloo.ca/counselling-services
Tips• Ask for clarification• Attend workshops• Stay organized and on schedule• Review policies• Stay healthy• Get support