2 Academic Integrity Values: Honesty and Trust
Honesty: You demonstrate honesty as a value when you do your own work and truthfully acknowledge the work of others. In contrast to that, academic dishonesty involves giving or receiving unauthorized assistance on exams, tests, and other academic work, or receiving academic credit for work that is not your own or for which you have already received credit.
Scenario
A friend asks you if you want to meet up to do an assigned online quiz together. Somehow you feel uneasy about this. What should you do?
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Trust: You build trust in your academic community by consistently being honest about your work. When people trust you, they can rely on the quality and authenticity of your research.
Scenario
Charlotte is struggling to write her essay. She asks if she can just have a quick look at your essay to see how you approached the task. As she’s your friend, you want to be helpful, and you give it to her before you leave for your job. Charlotte is tired and thinks to herself: “I just want to be done with this. I’m going to copy this but change a few things, so it’s not the same. That should be enough to submit it.” Why do you think Charlotte made this choice?
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