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Introduction to Academic Integrity
Welcome to the Aurora Campus Library's Academic Integrity course! Here, you find information and useful resources that will help guide you through issues surrounding academic honesty.
You can work through each of the sections by interacting with the media and resources in each. You can take quizes or complete the activities to test your knowledge. Each unit ends with a question to encourage you to reflect on each topic and what it means to you.
This section introduces some fundamental concepts of academic integrity. It explains how important expressing your own thoughts and distinguishing them from the thoughts of others is in your academic career.
Watch the video above from Aurora College Libraries' Credo: View for a brief overview of academic integrity and why it is important for you as a student.
This unit explores different values and principles of academic integrity and demonstrates how to apply them to common academic situations
There are several ways to describe academic integrity, and diverse cultures will have different perspectives on what it involves. Below are just two sources.
The International Centre for Academic Integrity (2021) breaks academic integrity down into six values:
- Honesty - never deceiving others through words or actions
- Trust - being reliable and being able to rely on others in return
- Fairness - remaining open minded and impartial
- Respect - valuing yourself and others
- Responsibility - being accountable for your actions
- Courage - being brave enough to act with integrity even when it is difficult to do so
If you'd like to learn more about these values, you can explore The Fundamental Values of Academic Integrity HERE
In Indigenous Academic Integrity, Keeta Gladue (2020) lists three Principles of Academic Integrity:
- Relationality: I am because you are- people are interconnected with each other, other living creatures, the environment and creation
- Reciprocity: Roles we serve- being accountable to others and our communities. Passing our knowledge on to others while acknowledging the knowledge others have shared with us
- Respect: Nothing about us without us- Indigenous knowledge and expertise must be valued and honoured
To learn more about how these principles inform Indigenous ways of academic integrity, click HERE
For a printable, PDF version of these definitions, click the link below.
This unit explains plagiarism and multiple ways that it might appear in academic work. It explains how giving credit to others is an essential part of academic integrity
Click through this slideshow to learn the basics about plagiarism: what it is, potential consequences, and how to avoid it.
Should I Cite This?
Not sure when or what you need to cite? Try using this flowchart from the Purdue Owl Online Writing Lab. Click here to download the full size version.
