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[2024] Academic Integrity Tutorial: Test Your Existing Knowledge

Identify Knowledge Gaps

  At the end of this section, you should be able to identify common misconduct pitfalls and the ways it is sometimes rationalized.

Complete the following poll to assess your existing knowledge and compare your assumptions with others. This reflective exercise will help you identify any potential gaps in your understanding and make meaningful connections between what you may already know and the new information being introduced.

Please note, clicking will compare your response to others but does not provide a right or wrong answer. If you require more information, click Don't Know.

Complete the Poll

Rationalizations can be helpful in understanding why students engage in academic misconduct, and how they justify such actions.
Agree: 4 votes (80%)
Disagree: 1 votes (20%)
Don't Know: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 5
Taking a shortcut is justified if it helps manage academic pressure and achieve better grades.
Agree: 0 votes (0%)
Disagree: 4 votes (100%)
Don't Know: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 4
Instructors have a responsibility to design assignments and assessments in a way that discourages students from taking shortcuts.
Agree: 4 votes (100%)
Disagree: 0 votes (0%)
Don't Know: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 4
Students who take shortcuts in their academic work are only cheating themselves out of valuable learning opportunities.
Agree: 3 votes (60%)
Disagree: 2 votes (40%)
Don't Know: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 5
Generative AI technologies like ChatGPT are a legitimate way to complete assignments and reduce workloads.
Agree: 1 votes (25%)
Disagree: 3 votes (75%)
Don't Know: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 4
Taking shortcuts can inadvertently lead to academic misconduct, and while it may not always be a conscious decision, students are still fully accountable for their actions.
Agree: 4 votes (100%)
Disagree: 0 votes (0%)
Don't Know: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 4
Students who maintain academic integrity in their work are more likely to develop strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Agree: 4 votes (100%)
Disagree: 0 votes (0%)
Don't Know: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 4
Students who work with academic integrity uphold the values of honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility, and courage, even in the face of adversity.
Agree: 4 votes (100%)
Disagree: 0 votes (0%)
Don't Know: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 4

Sample Quiz Question

Which of the following are acts of misconduct that would constitute cheating yourself or sabotaging your learning?
Slightly altering a previously submitted paper to turn it in for a different class.: 0 votes (0%)
Taking credit for group work when you did not contribute significantly to the project.: 0 votes (0%)
Claiming to have completed required readings or assignments when you have not.: 0 votes (0%)
Having ChatGPT write your paper for you and submitting it as your own work.: 0 votes (0%)
Falsifying research data for a lab report or science experiment.: 0 votes (0%)
All of the above: 7 votes (87.5%)
None of the above: 1 votes (12.5%)
Total Votes: 8

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