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Role of Administration, Faculty and Community in
Fostering Academic Integrity
March 27th 2008
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Outline

• Overview of Academic Integrity Efforts at AUC
• Role of Administration, Faculty and Community
• Best Practices for Faculty
• Academic Institutional Integrity
• Accreditation Integrity
• Establishing an Effective Academic Integrity
  Campaign
• Budgetary Implications
• Assessment of Integrity on Campus

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The 3Ps of Academic Integrity
Penalization
Prevention
Promotion
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What Did We Do In the Past

• Survey and assessment of Academic Integrity
  Status at AUC
• Establishing contact with the CAI at Duke Univ.
• New Academic Honesty Policy
• New Academic Integrity Committee
• Reviewing modifying AUC documents in light of
  new policy
• Preparing AUCs First Code of Ethics
• Guide structure for students punitive actions
• Initiating students contribution to academic
  integrity efforts
• Pinpointing Action Plan for Awareness on Academic
  Integrity
• New Website http//www.aucegypt.edu/resources/acad
  integrity/
• Downloadable forms for reporting of violation
  cases
• Developing database for previous violation cases
• Developing a short movie on Academic Integrity
• Filing and categorizing comments on Code and
  Policy

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What are we currently doing

• Providing support to AUC community in terms of
  awareness efforts
• Updating our website
• Conducting tutorial sessions for students who
  need them
• TA and Part-time faculty awareness on integrity
  by CLT
• Contributing to awareness campaign with students
• Systemization of code endorsement
• Better Ties with the Center of Academic Integrity
• Working on towards a Sustainable
  Institutionalized entity at AUC
• Moving towards stronger a system of a students
  contribution
• Coordination with Student's Affairs
• Other issues

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Accreditation

• Academic Integrity
• Institutional Integrity
• Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Actions Policy
• Clear and Fair Policies for Hiring and Promotion
• Accessibility of Information
• Communication Efficiency and Accuracy
• Assessment and Improvement

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Best Practice for Faculty

• When Prepaing a Course
• At the Beginning of the Semester
• When Prepaing for a Class
• In Class
• With Regard to Contact with Students Outside
  Class
• With Regard to Exams
• With Regards to Final Grades
• With regard to Violations
• With Regard to Activities On or Off Campus

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Mission of Academic Integrity Council

• To strengthen promote the understanding and the
  implementation of academic integrity concepts,
  attitudes and behavior within the AUC
  environment, and establish an effective vehicle
  for continuous assessment and evaluation. Such
  efforts are to be sustained and developed.

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Key Objectives of the A.I Council

• To continuously assess the current state of
  academic integrity at AUC.
• To increase awareness of academic integrity on
  campus.
• To prepare materials to help faculty/staff deal
  with academic integrity on campus.
• To prepare materials to help students deal with
  academic integrity on campus.
• To strengthen the current Academic Honesty Policy
• To foster a commitment to the value of academic
  integrity at AUC.
• To establish a vehicle for continuous assessment
  and evaluation.

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The 3Ps of Academic Integrity
Penalization
Prevention
Promotion
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Key Issues for Task Force E

• Academic Integrity
• Institutional Integrity

• Students
• Faculty
• Staff
• Community

• Task Force F on Assessment
• Task Force L on New Campus

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Grievance-Related Issues(Students, Faculty and
Staff)

• Document Grievance Procedures/Policies
• Evaluate the Adequacy of Policies
• Assess the Implementation of Policies
• Evaluate the Assessment/Review of the Policies
• Accessibility of Information (when applicable)

Yasmine, Randa Mohamed
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Academic Integrity-Related Issues(Students,
Faculty and Staff)

• Document Policies on Academic Integrity
• Document Policies on Staff Behavioral Integrity
• Document Clarity of Information on violations
• Evaluate the Adequacy of Policies
• Assess the Implementation of Policies
• Evaluate the Vehicle for Assessment
• Accessibility of Information (when applicable)

Mohamed, Ali, Mohga and Ahmed
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Academic Freedom Issues(Mainly Students
Faculty)

• Document AUC Practices/Features to Exercise
  Academic Freedom
• Document Policies on Intellectual Property Rights
• Evaluate the Adequacy of Practices Policies
• Assess the Implementation of Policies
• Evaluate the Vehicle for Assessment
• Accessibility of Information (when applicable)

Steffen, Nancy and Mohamed
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Admission, Recruitment and Hiring(Students,
Faculty and Staff)

• Document/Define the Process
• Evaluate the Fairness of the Process
• Evaluate the Efficiency of the Process
• Evaluate the Vehicle for Assessment
• Accessibility of Information (when applicable)

Randa, Ali, Yasmine Mohamed
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Communication with the Society, Stakeholders AUC
Community and Middle States(AUC by in large)

• Pinpoint channels of communication with the
  public, stakeholders, AUC community and Middle
  States
• Evaluate the efficiency of communication and
  public statements
• Evaluate the Transparency and truthfulness of the
  process
• Evaluate the Vehicle for Assessment
• Accessibility of Information (when applicable)

Nancy, Ali, Ahmed and Mohamed
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Study Majors, Course Works and CACE(Students
and CACE)

• Document process for major, course works and CACE
  program offerings
• Document process for modifying and updating
  information
• Evaluate the efficiency of communication and
  public statements
• Evaluate the Fairness of the process
• Evaluate the Vehicle for Assessment
• Accessibility of Information (when applicable)

Mohga, Yasmine CACE member
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Task Forces F and L

• Compile an Evaluation of the Assessment Process
  for a Campus-wide Integrity
• Communicate with Task Force F (Interim Report)

• Examine the status and new parameters upon
  Transition to New Campus
• Communicate with Task Force L (Interim Report)

All members need to respond these two points
within this area
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Thank You