What is Academic Dishonesty?
Academic dishonesty is any form of cheating that occurs in relation to a formal academic exercise. It can include plagiarism, collusion, cheating on exams, and fabricated or falsified data. While this is a common problem most schools and colleges face, it is also one that is hard to define. This is because academic dishonesty can take many different forms, and what may be considered dishonest in one context may not be considered so in another. What Is Academic Integrity and Why Does It Matter? Academic integrity is the cornerstone of the academic enterprise. It is the commitment to creating and sharing knowledge in an honest, responsible, and fair way. Here are some reasons why it matters most to have in schools, colleges, and its students: Protects reputation Academic integrity is essential to the reputation of any institution of higher learning. Cheating and plagiarism erode the trust that is essential to the functioning of the academic community. Provides knowledge The sharing of honest and original […]
Protecting Your Academic Integrity With Proctoring
In today’s world of online learning and online assessments, proctoring is a valuable resource for higher education institutions to protect their academic integrity. Academic integrity means acting with the values of honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility in learning, teaching and research. Proctoring of online exams, utilizing the latest advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning, helps to uphold these values, as it has been proven to reduce cheating and make assessments more accurate. How does proctoring work? Proctoring monitors a test-taker during an exam via their webcam, which records images of them and their environment while the exam takes place. A recording of the exam session is provided to the institution’s instructor should there be any ‘flagged’ incidences (i.e. suspicious behaviour) that needs to be reviewed, during or after the exam. The first step in a proctored exam is to authenticate the identity of a test-taker – that is, […]