CENTER FOR LEARNING & TEACHING WORKSHOPS FOR TAs & RAs PromotingAcademicIntegrity Dr Pandeli M Glavanis, Dr Pandeli M Glavanis, Acting Associate Director, CLT Ms Jayme Spencer, Ms Jayme Spencer, Director of Research & Information Services, Libraries and Learning Technologies
Workshop Structure Ethical issues 3 case studies Plagiarism Copyright issues 15 minutes 20 minutes 10 minutes 30 minutes
Workshop material including PowerPoint slides available at CLT WEBSITE orkshops
ETHICAL SCHOLARSHIP EXPERIMENTAL ETHICS ACADEMIC ETHICS COPYRIGHTSPLAGIARISM SOCIAL ETHICS RESEARCH ETHICS
ETHICAL ISSUES PLAGIARISM CITING SOURCES COPYRIGHTS ETHICS OF SCHOLARSHIP HEALTH WARNING
EXPERIMENTAL ETHICS Potential harmful effects on othersPotential harmful effects on others Integrity of experimentIntegrity of experiment Use best scientific judgementUse best scientific judgement Technique used is deemed safeTechnique used is deemed safe Informed consent from all human subjectsInformed consent from all human subjects
SOCIAL ETHICS Respect other culturesRespect other cultures Question socio- cultural biasQuestion socio- cultural bias Avoid intrusion in other people’s livesAvoid intrusion in other people’s lives Protect dignity and privacy of social subjectsProtect dignity and privacy of social subjects
GENDER ETHICS Respect cultural diversity
CASE STUDIES 1.Friendship vs Author Rights 2.Ethical use of TAs & RAs 3.Too much help
PLAGIARISM How to avoid it
TWO MYTHS MYTH ONE Education is a gameEducation is a game In order to get high scoresIn order to get high scores Any means are acceptableAny means are acceptableBUT DON’T GET CAUGHTDON’T GET CAUGHT DON’T HURT ANYONEDON’T HURT ANYONE MYTH TWO The grade is ultimate achievementThe grade is ultimate achievementNOT Understanding and knowledgeUnderstanding and knowledge
PLAGIARISM & INTERNET Major source of accidental plagiarism: Difficulty of identifying sites & correct citationDifficulty of identifying sites & correct citation Sites don’t always give citations for material they useSites don’t always give citations for material they use Site url’s change and sites moveSite url’s change and sites move
Plagiarism Detection System Deters plagiarism Before it happens By detecting it Efficient citation verification Resource for learning how to do proper citations
Copyright
Berne Convention US Copyright TRIPS Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Introduction
What do all these mean to me? Fair Use Public Domain TEACH Act
Book/Periodical Material
Internet
Other Materials
Originality Report Similarity index Turnitin.com originality report