- What is academic integrity and why is it important for your field and your class?
- What types of work will you be assigning and what steps will you take to make sure students maintain their integrity?
- What are the consequences of violations?
- Will you define appropriate AI use in this policy or will you define your AI policy in its own section?
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What Is the Value of an Academic Integrity Policy?
Explaining your expectations about integrity, as well as the consequences for not meeting them, helps students better understand what academic integrity entails, the value of integrity in academic work and why you take that value seriously. You may also want to include links to Penn’s Academic Integrity Policy and to the Center for Community Standards and Accountability (CSA).
Questions to Consider
Policy Examples from Penn Professors
Chem 2411: Organic Chemistry, Large Lecture Class
Academic integrity is the intellectual currency of our community. We expect honorable behavior from everyone. While study groups and strong interactions between classmates are encouraged (including working on homework together), your work on exams must be your own. Students are expected to be familiar with and comply with Penn’s Code of Academic Integrity, which is available in the Pennbook or online. Any case of suspected cheating on any of the examinations or on a regrade of an examination will be directed to the Center for Community Standards & Accountability (CSA). Possible consequences are zero on the assignment or quiz, F in the course, note on your transcript, suspension, or expulsion. If you have any doubts or questions about what constitutes academic misconduct, please do not hesitate to contact me.
PSCI 4200: Political Psychology, Upper-Level Seminar
Students are bound to uphold the Code of Academic Integrity. The code prohibits activities that “have the effect of intention of interfering with education, pursuit of knowledge, or fair evaluation of a student’s performance.” Students are responsible for fully adhering to the code; the details can be found online. Additionally, using any sort of artificial intelligence to complete coursework goes against the academic rules of this course. Please note that ignorance of these guidelines is no excuse for failure to comply with them. Note that all work is submitted through Canvas, and I use turnitin.com to check for plagiarism on all assignments.
Penalties for academic dishonesty are up to the professor, which (in my case), definitely means receiving a 0 on the assignment in question and may include failing the course. If you have questions about what constitutes plagiarism, feel free to speak with me or someone in the library.
Students are responsible for writing their own discussion questions, response paper, and final paper. Using AI for writing goes against the policies of this class and will be considered violating academic integrity for this course.
NURS 1630, Integrated Human Anatomy, Physiology & Physical Assessment, Large Undergraduate Lecture
Students are expected to be familiar with and comply with Penn's Code of Academic Integrity, which is available in the Pennbook or online. The faculty of N1310/1320 and N1630/1640 support this code and expect that students and faculty will conduct themselves in all aspects of the academic process according to this code, in letter and spirit. We generally have a zero-tolerance policy for cheating, and all violations will result in substantial penalties. Any form of academic dishonesty will be penalized with a failing grade (i.e., zero points) for the assignment, quiz, or examination in which the infringement occurred. Additionally, any violations of the Code will be referred to the Center for Community Standards & Accountability (CSA) for further disciplinary action.
HIST 0240: Rise and Fall of the Russian Empire, Lecture Class
Out of considerations of equity to other students in the course, and on the grounds of basic ethics, this course will view any violations of academic integrity (e.g., plagiarism, failure to properly acknowledge ideas and sources) as serious issues. All students are expected to adhere to the University of Pennsylvania’s Code of Academic Integrity. If you have not yet done so, please consult it. In this course, any suspected violation of academic integrity or plagiarism will be submitted to the College’s Office of Student Conduct (OSC).