Academic Integrity Week Programming for Faculty Members: An Environmental Scan
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2020-07-03
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University of Calgary
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Background: Academic Integrity Week programming has become popular on postsecondary campuses an educational initiative to promote academic integrity and prevent academic misconduct. Although students are often the primary audience for Academic Integrity Week programming, faculty members are an essential stakeholder group to involve in educational initiatives about academic integrity. Objectives: This report aims to identify existing Academic Integrity Week programming for faculty members at postsecondary institutions. Methods: An environmental scan of Academic Integrity Week programming for faculty members was conducted via Google search in May 2020. Data about institutions and the dates, types of session, and topics of Academic Integrity Week programming for faculty members was extracted.
Findings: The websites of 65 unique postsecondary intuitions were scanned, 11 of which described Academic Integrity Week programming for faculty members with 20 distinct sessions. Implications: Involving faculty members in Academic Integrity Week programming can help to promote a multi-stakeholder approach to promoting academic integrity across the postsecondary community. Supplementary materials: 1 Table; 4 Figures, 12 References. Keywords: Academic integrity; faculty; academic integrity week; program development; academic misconduct; higher education; International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating
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academic integrity, International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating, academic misconduct, faculty, higher education
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Pethrick, H. (2020). Academic Integrity Week Programming for Faculty Members: An Environmental Scan. S. Eaton (Ed.). Calgary, Canada: University of Calgary.