Faculty and Administrator Perceptions of Academic Integrity: A Survey

The Center for Intellectual Property at the University of Maryland University College is embarking on a study of perceptions of administrators and faculty concerning academic dishonesty among students. The CIP is studying the use of honor codes/pledges and academic integrity policies at select Asynchronous Learning Network (ALN) institutions.

As you may be aware, institutions across the country are grappling with academic dishonesty on their respective campuses. Institutions need information about the strategies being used to prevent academic dishonesty, the perceived prevalence of academic dishonesty at colleges and universities, the types of student behavior cited most frequently as being problematic, and identification of the tools and resources most frequently used to detect and prevent practices that undermine student learning and quality scholarship.

The results of this study will be disseminated in the form of a print publication. In addition, as a service to the higher education community, the results will be available in digital format from the Center’s Web page. The need for this data is critical and the survey is designed to assist the Center meet the expressed need for more information on this issue within the higher education community.

The survey is now closed. You can view the results of this study in the article, Digital text, distance education and academic dishonesty: faculty and administrators perceptions and responses.

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