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Academic Integrity Online Tutorial - Ethics
Ethics module
Use this document as an alternative to the online
interactive tutorial
Contents
Academic Integrity Online Tutorial - Ethics ................................................................. 1
Ethics module................................................................................................................. 1
Use this document as an alternative to the online interactive tutorial ........................... 1
Screen 1 – Ethics ........................................................................................................ 2
Screen 2 – Ethics and academic integrity .................................................................. 2
Screen 3 – Ethics and professional standards ............................................................ 3
Screen 4 – Your ethical responsibility ....................................................................... 4
Screen 5 – Ethics and academic integrity .................................................................. 4
Screen 6 – Real-world stealing (i) ............................................................................. 5
Screen 7 – Real-world stealing (ii) ............................................................................ 6
Screen 8 – Real-world stealing (iii) ........................................................................... 6
Screen 9 – Claiming credit (i) .................................................................................... 7
Screen 10 – Claiming credit (ii) ................................................................................. 8
Screen 11 – Claiming credit (iii) ................................................................................ 9
Screen 12 – Claiming credit (iv) .............................................................................. 10
Screen 13 – Copying/Originality ............................................................................. 11
Screen 14 – Copying/Originality (ii) ....................................................................... 12
Screen 15 – Copying/Originality (iii) ...................................................................... 13
Screen 16 – Copying/Originality (iv) ...................................................................... 14
Screen 17 – Paying (tutors) ...................................................................................... 15
Screen 18 – Paying (tutors) ...................................................................................... 16
Screen 19 – Conclusion ........................................................................................... 17
Screen 20 – Additional resources ............................................................................ 18
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Screen 1 – Ethics
Title slide image shows a figure holding the scales of justice.
Ethics underpins the entire concept of academic integrity. It is a complex idea
relating to whether things are considered ‘right’ or ‘wrong’. This module will
help you identify and align your own ethical standards with those expected by
Monash University.
This activity will take approximately 5 minutes to complete
Screen 2 – Ethics and academic integrity
Image shows a female student in headscarf talking with a graduation scene in
the background.
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Ethical standards can vary from person to person and between cultures.
Within universities and academia, a general set of ethical standards are quite
commonly agreed and used, while specific requirements can vary a little.
Screen 3 – Ethics and professional standards
Image shows the same student and, on her right, a conversation between a
man and a woman. The word ‘Due’ is on the wall behind the man.
Professional organisations also have their own ethical standards, which
practitioners (such as teachers, lawyers, doctors or engineers) have to
commit to on registering or entering the profession. It is important to recognise
that the ethical standards relating to your studies or profession might differ
slightly from your own personal standards.
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Screen 4 – Your ethical responsibility
Image shows the student considering her responsibilities.
It is your responsibility as a member of a particular group (e.g. as a Monash
student) to be aware of the requirements and responsibilities of your position.
You can learn about the expectations Monash has for you through the
Student Charter (http://www.monash.edu.au/students/policies/studentcharter.html).
Screen 5 – Ethics and academic integrity
Image shows the student pointing towards the next screen and exercises to
follow.
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The following exercise will help you to think about your own ethical standards,
and to see how well you understand the ideas of academic integrity.
Choose an answer then read the feedback for each.
Screen 6 – Real-world stealing (i)
Image shows the student pointing at the 4 options.
How would you morally classify taking a magazine from a shop without
paying?
Choose one of the answers below:
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Bad (Feedback: Your moral compass is exemplary, being fully aligned
with the norms of society.)
Not so good (Feedback: Well done, your moral compass appears to be
well aligned with society.)
Good (Feedback: Your moral compass is a little misaligned with the
norms of society.)
Very good (Feedback: Are you sure? Most members of Australian
society would disagree with you strongly.)
Screen 7 – Real-world stealing (ii)
Image shows the student pointing at the 4 options.
How would you morally classify taking a magazine from a shop without
paying, with a friend or group of friends?
Choose one of the options below:
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Very bad (Feedback: Your moral compass is exemplary, being fully
aligned with the norms of society.)
Bad (Feedback: Well done, your moral compass appears to be well
aligned with society.)
Good (Feedback: Your moral compass is a little misaligned with the
norms of society!)
Very good (Feedback: Are you sure? Most members of Australian
society would disagree with you strongly.)
Screen 8 – Real-world stealing (iii)
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Image shows the student considering a moral issue.
How would you morally classify taking something from someone's garden
without asking them first?
Choose one of the options below:
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Very Bad (Feedback: Your moral compass is exemplary, being fully
aligned with the norms of society.)
Bad (Feedback: Well done, your moral compass appears to be well
aligned with society.)
Good (Feedback: Your moral compass is a little misaligned with the
norms of society.)
Very Good (Feedback: Are you sure? Most members of Australian
society would disagree with you strongly.)
Screen 9 – Claiming credit (i)
Image shows the student pointing at 4 options.
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How would you morally classify taking an assignment from a friend’s bag and
submitting it as your own?
Choose one of the options below:
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Very Bad (Feedback: Your moral compass is exemplary, being fully
aligned with the norms of society.)
Bad (Feedback: Well done, your moral compass appears to be well
aligned with society.)
Good (Feedback: Your moral compass is a little misaligned with the
norms of society.)
Very Good (Feedback: Are you sure? Most members of Australian
society would disagree with you strongly.)
Screen 10 – Claiming credit (ii)
Image shows the student standing with hands at her side.
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How would you morally classify claiming the credit for something done by a
work colleague, without their knowledge?
Choose one of the options below:
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Very Bad (Feedback: Your moral compass is exemplary, being fully
aligned with the norms of society.)
Bad (Feedback: Your moral compass appears to be well aligned with
society.)
Good (Feedback: Your moral compass is a little misaligned with the
norms of society.)
Very Good (Feedback: Are you sure? Most members of Australian
society would disagree with you strongly.)
Screen 11 – Claiming credit (iii)
Image shows the student pointing at answer 4 options.
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How would you morally classify discussing an idea with a group of friends,
then claiming it as your own to win a prize /make money for yourself?
Choose one of the options below:
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Very Bad (Feedback: Your moral compass is exemplary, being fully
aligned with the norms of society.)
Bad (Feedback: Well done, your moral compass appears to be well
aligned with society.)
Good (Feedback: Your moral compass is a little misaligned with the
norms of society.)
Very Good (Feedback: Are you sure? Most members of Australian
society would disagree with you strongly.)
Screen 12 – Claiming credit (iv)
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How would you morally classify giving credit to friends for supporting you
when you win an award?
Choose one of the options below:
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Very Bad (Feedback: Are you sure? Most members of Australian
society would disagree with you strongly.)
Bad (Feedback: Your moral compass is a little misaligned with the
norms of society.)
Good (Feedback: Your moral compass appears to be well aligned with
society.)
Very Good (Feedback: Your moral compass is exemplary, being fully
aligned with the norms of society.)
Screen 13 – Copying/Originality
Image shows the student pointing at 2 answer options.
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How likely are you to develop a new idea completely by yourself with no help
from anyone?
Choose one of the options below:
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Unlikely (Feedback: Well done. Remember that lectures, books, TV
shows, movies and conversations with other people can all inform our
thoughts and creations and should be credited appropriately.)
Likely (Feedback: Very few people have this much originality! Lectures,
books, TV shows, movies and conversations with other people can all
inform our thoughts and creations and should be credited
appropriately.)
Screen 14 – Copying/Originality (ii)
Image shows the student considering 2 answer options.
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How morally acceptable is it to borrow a friend’s work, copy a couple of
sentences and include them in your own assignment?
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Unacceptable (Feedback: Your moral compass is well aligned with
Monash University Policy. You and your friend would be colluding, or
you would be stealing if your friend didn’t know you had taken the
assignment.)
Acceptable (Feedback: Your moral compass is misaligned with
Monash University Policy. You and your friend would be colluding, or
you would be stealing if your friend didn’t know you had taken the
assignment.)
Screen 15 – Copying/Originality (iii)
Image shows the student pointing at 2 answer options.
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How morally acceptable is it to copy a paragraph from a journal article and
include it in your own assignment?
Choose one of the options below:
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Unacceptable (Feedback: Your ethical understanding of academic
integrity is excellent. Remember to express ideas in your own words
and reference appropriately.)
Acceptable (Feedback: Actually, this is plagiarism. It’s good to find
academic sources, but you need to express ideas in your own words
and reference appropriately. If you wish to quote the exact text from a
journal article or other source you should do so in quotation marks and
cite the source.)
Screen 16 – Copying/Originality (iv)
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How morally acceptable is it to copy a paragraph from Wikipedia and include
it in your own assignment?
Choose one of the options below:
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Unacceptable (Feedback: Well done. You seem to understand that
academic integrity involves using only reliable sources and expressing
these ideas in your own words. Wikipedia is not a reliable academic
source.)
Acceptable (Feedback: Actually, not only is this plagiarism but
Wikipedia is not a reliable academic source. You may need to improve
your cognitive skills to be able to find appropriate information and
express it in your own words.)
Screen 17 – Paying (tutors)
Image shows the student considering 3 situations.
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Have you considered how acceptable these options are for your studies?
Choose one of the options below:
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Buying an assignment from someone else (Unacceptable: correct,
Acceptable: incorrect)
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Paying someone to take a quiz for you (Unacceptable: correct, Acceptable:
incorrect)
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Paying someone to take an exam for you (Unacceptable: correct, Acceptable:
incorrect)
Question feedback: All of these are considered cheating and are serious
breaches of university policy. Is this really the best use of your money? You
have succeeded in gaining a place at University to learn these skills and gain
disciplinary knowledge that you won’t gain by paying others to do your work.
Screen 18 – Paying (tutors)
Image shows the student considering 2 answer options.
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How about paying a tutor to help you understand how to study more
effectively?
Choose one of the options below:
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Unacceptable (Feedback: This would be a reasonable use of money,
as the tutor is helping you to learn. Also remember the other learning
resources and services provided by the university at no charge. The
Getting Help module will link you to these.)
Acceptable (Feedback: This is acceptable, as the tutor is helping you to
learn. Also remember the other learning resources and services
provided by the university at no charge. The Getting Help module will
link you to these:
http://monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academicintegrity/getting-help/)
Screen 19 – Conclusion
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In the examples used here to demonstrate the ethics of academic integrity,
you have identified that:
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Stealing ideas without acknowledging their creators is ethically the
same as stealing property. That is, they are both unacceptable
Even if others’ ideas are acknowledged, you need to develop skills to
express them in your own words. Without doing so, you risk plagiarism
Having academic integrity includes using appropriate academic
sources for assignments
If another person allows you to copy their work, this is called collusion.
Both you and the other person are in breach of the Student Academic
Integrity Policy. See link: http://www.policy.monash.edu.au/policybank/academic/education/conduct/student-academic-integritypolicy.html
Paying someone to do your university work will not help you learn and
pass exams
Paying a tutor to help you learn is acceptable, but there is a wide range
of free learning resources and services available to you as a Monash
student.
Screen 20 – Additional resources
Image shows titles and icons of related resources.
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We hope that you found this activity useful.
Click the links below to view other modules in this academic integrity tutorial:
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Introduction: Academic integrity
(http://monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academicintegrity/introduction)
Ethics (http://monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academicintegrity/ethics/)
Practical skills
(http://monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academicintegrity/practical-skills)
Cognitive skills
(http://monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academicintegrity/cognitive-skills/)
Ctrl-C plagiarism
(http://monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academicintegrity/ctrl-c/)
Error-404 plagiarism
(http://monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academicintegrity/error-404/)
Find-Replace plagiarism
(http://monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academicintegrity/find-replace/)
Hybrid & Mashup plagiarism
(http://monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academicintegrity/hybrid-mashup/)
Recycle & Clone plagiarism
(http://monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academicintegrity/recycle-clone/)
Remix plagiarism
(http://monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academicintegrity/remix/)
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Retweet plagiarism
(http://monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academicintegrity/retweet/)
Collusion (http://monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academicintegrity/collusion/)
Consequences
(http://monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academicintegrity/consequences/)
Getting help
(http://monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academicintegrity/getting-help/)
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