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Academic integrity is acting in an honest, moral and fair way to complete any academic tasks in an academic setting (QQI, 2020). It is at the heart of all activity in the institute, and depends on individuals approaching any academic task or research in an honest and moral way. This is guided by the TUS Academic Integrity and Plagiarism policy which applies to all learners at all levels in the institute who are undertaking any academic work contributing to an award, or credits.
Academic misconduct is any attempt to seek unfair advantage in relation to any academic activity.
Examples of this include:
- Copying parts of your assignment without acknowledging the source of the information, including copying work from another student.
- Not acknowledging direct quotes in your work, even if you have cited them.
- Paraphrasing without citing the source of the information.
- Incomplete or inaccurate citations in your work.
- Collusion – getting assistance from someone to complete work that should be your own.
- Collaborating – working with others to complete an assignment that is an individual assignment.
- Self-plagiarism – reusing your own work that you have previously submitted for an assessment.
- Buying assignments – this is also called contract cheating. This is dishonest and does not reflect your learning in any way. It can also have a serious impact on your future.
- Using AI to complete part or all of an assignment unless specifically permitted as part of the assessment. Any use of AI must be acknowledged correctly.
- For an individual or group appointment in the Academic writing centre, book through their online system here Academic Writing Centre
- Student Guide: Academic Integrity
- Library referencing guides
- QQI Youtube video on essay mills #Myownwork
QQI Academic Integrity PDF Resources:
- Academic Integrity National Principles and Lexicon of Common Terms
- Academic Integrity Guidelines
- Generative Artificial Intelligence: Guidelines for Educators
- Framework for Academic Misconduct Investigation and Case Management
NAIN Webinars:
2023
- Stephanas Lim: UK universities’ policy responses to Artificial Intelligence related academic misconduct
- National Academic Integrity Week 2023: Opening Student Panel
- What more could HEIs do to help students avoid engaging in academic misconduct?
- Academic integrity from the second-language user’s perspective
- First impressions – first year student concerns around academic integrity and how to alleviate them
2022
2021
- Associate Professor Cath Ellis: Detecting and Investigating Contract Cheating Cases and Supporting Students through the Process
- Professor Phillip Dawson: The Remote Proctored Exams Dilemma
2020
- Dr Teddi Fishman: Academic Integrity and what we can learn from the pandemic
- Professor Michael Draper: Developments in Higher Education in relation to academic integrity
NAIN have number of podcasts offering Continuous Professional Development in academic integrity. The individual links are listed below, or you can subscribe to the series here at QQI (Quality and Qualifications Ireland)
- Lorna Dodd (UCD): The role of academic libraries and librarians in supporting academic integrity
- Richard Kjellgren (University of Stirling): Scoping study, Criminal Grades? Contract cheating and student exploitation in Higher Education
- Professor Michael Draper (Swansea University): Global threats to academic integrity
- Associate professor Sarah Eaton (University of Calgary): The importance of identifying and tackling ‘the wicked questions’ in a collaborative way
- Megan O’Connor (University Students of Ireland): How NAIN Communications Working Group explored new ways of thinking about, and promoted student awareness of academic integrity
- Kane Murdoch (University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia): Academic integrity, contract cheating and the detection of academic misconduct.
Contact: Catherine O’Donoghue (catherine.odonoghue@tus.ie) or the Centre for Pedagogical Innovation and Development (CPID) (cpid@tus.ie)