3 Academic Integrity Values: Fairness and Respect
Fairness: You demonstrate fairness by being objective, treating people with respect and equity, doing your own work, and acknowledging the work of others. This has effects long after you graduate: your academic integrity helps to support the value of other MSVU degrees, as well as that of your own degree.
Scenario
You’re a new student juggling courses with a part-time job. You feel stressed about an upcoming exam. A student who is a year ahead of you offers a copy of the exam questions to one of your courses. What action would be acceptable?
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Respect: You show respect when you work within assigned boundaries, credit others for their ideas, and make your best effort.
Scenario
“Don’t forget your assignment is due next class,” says your instructor. “Remember, this is an individual assignment. You are meant to work on this alone!”
“Oh no!” you think. “I already did half the assignment with Jason and Harpreet!”
What should you do?
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