Proceedings
Keynote by Amanda McKenzie
Webcast recording link: https://summit.uwaterloo.ca/pqhqjxd10rll/
PPT slides via this page: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11895/507
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Workshop by Amanda McKenzie and Tony Tin on the Integrity Matters mobile app
PPT slides via this page: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11895/508
Session by Dr. Chris Upton on Plagiarism3D
Session by Shannon Moist & Cecil Klassen
Like all post-secondary institutions, Douglas College is concerned with academic honesty and strives to proactively address issues with students whenever possible. The Library and Learning Centre faculty have curated and developed workshops and resources devoted to educating students about citation and plagiarism. In addition, there is currently a College-wide Academic Integrity project committee at work, with the aim to develop an online module that all students will have to complete within their first semester. Cecil Klassen (Learning Centre) and Shannon Moist (Library) will discuss current practices and upcoming initiatives at Douglas College.
Session by Colin Madland
Academic Integrity is an issue at the forefront of many minds in higher ed. This session will present some ideas around the use of technology in plagiarism detection and a vision for reducing the likelihood of academic dishonesty.
Sessions by Bill Badke
1. You want to do what? With whom? The practice of human research ethics
Human Research Ethics Boards, whatever they may be called, are often seen by researchers as one more hurdle to pass to get research started. If, as a researcher, I plan to be ethical, why do we need such boards? This presentation will show that human research ethics approval is beneficial to both research participants and researchers.
2. Pirates in Academia: The Ethics of Free Download Sites
Following upon the transformation to the music business resulting from illegal file sharing, academic publishing is now under attack by piracy sites like Sci-Hub and LibGen. Yet the ethical issues are challenging, balancing the need for widely available academic information with the interests of publishers. Should scholars use pirate sites?
Session by Dr. Robert Gordon
Dr. Gordon will review some of the preliminary findings from a major investigation into three interlocking violations of the principles of academic integrity, which involves apps that facilitate examination cheating, shadow courses and unethical commercial tutoring, and contract cheating. These violation cases and the methods involved likely affect colleges and universities in Metro Vancouver and elsewhere.