ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Administrators – Faculty - Students Ellen Goldberg Director, Integrity Education Network May 2013

Excellent Resources Tricia Bertram Gallant (Editor). 2011. ‘Creating the Ethical Academy – A Systems Approach to Understanding Misconduct and Empowering Change in Higher Education’. Routledge, New York and London. The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/section/Home/5 Guardian Higher Education Network http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network

Ethical Challenges in Functional Areas Standardised Testing for Matriculation and Admissions Teaching and Learning Research Fundraising Spectator Sports Governance Are these relevant in your country? Can you give examples?

Examples of Professional Corruption (Non-Monetary) Perpetrator Faculty Student Type of Corruption Research falsification Plagiarism Sexual favours Personal favoritism Sexual exploitation Exchange cheating

Examples of Monetary Corruption Buyers Rector Accreditation Students Entrance Exams Bribes for: Transcripts Housing Library use Grades Sellers Min of Ed Rector Administrators Faculty Suppliers Procurement

Where do we have influence? A Systems Approach The Individual Level The Institution Level The Education System Level The Society Level Where do we have influence? What can we do?

Basic Organizational Platform – Messages, Values, Guides Mission Vision Values Statement Code of Conduct Code of Ethics Integrity Officer Service Charters Governance Framework Human Resources Policies Management Guidance Policies (conflict of interest, gifts, etc) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Clear Message and Modeling from the Top; Induction of Staff & Review; Monitoring, Enforcement and Review; Warnings and Opportunities to Improve before Punishing

Would you like to get more involved in Academic Integrity? Contact: Dr Harutyun Aleksanyan harutyun.aleksanyan@integrityaction.org Ellen Goldberg ellen.goldberg@integrityaction.org Thank You!

Tools for Protecting Integrity The legal environment and criminalization of the loss of integrity Collective actions Risk assessment Due Diligence Compliance Mechanisms with enforcement, monitoring and review Communication at different organisational levels Information and Communications Technologies Community Integrity Building Multi-stakeholder Integrity Initiatives