"igher education and society benefit when colleges and
universities have standards of integrity that provide the
foundation for a vibrant academic life, promote scientific
progress, and prepare students for responsible citizen-
ship. Many institutions, however, have neither
defined academic integrity nor expressly com-
mitted to it. Others explain academic integrity
merely by listing behaviors that are prohibited
rather than by identifying values and
behaviors to be promoted.
The Center for Academic Integrity (CAI)
defines academic integrity as a commit-
ment, even in the face of adversity, to five
fundamental values: honesty, trust, fair
ness,
respect, and responsibility. From these
values flow principles of behavior that
enable academic communities to translate
ideals into action.
An academic community flourishes when its
members are committed to the five fundamental
values. Integrity is built upon continuous conversa-
tions about how these values are, or are not, embodied in
institutional life. As these conversations connect with
institutional mission statements and everyday policies and
practices, a climate of integrity is sustained and nurtured.
Vigorous academic integrity policies and procedures, with
faculty and student support, promote the learning process
and the pursuit of truth. This also helps create a stronger
civic culture for society as a whole.
Research by CAI members and many others shows that
student cheating is on the rise and that the pressures and
opportunities for dishonest behavior are increasing in
many academic and professional contexts. Thoughtful,
wide-ranging, and effective action is required to reverse
these trends. The CAI invites educators, students, and
citizens to contribute to this effort."
Academic integrity means honesty and responsibility in scholarship. Students and faculty alike must obey rules of honest scholarship, which means that all academic work should result from an individual's own efforts. Intellectual contributions from others must be consistently and responsibly acknowledged. Academic work completed in any other way is fraudulent.
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Academic Integrity is how one conducts himself while attending an educational institute with respect to honest and responsible actions. It includes refraining from plagiarism and cheating, while following the rules for properly cited sources and producing one's own original work.
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