Students are expected to act with academic integrity throughout their studies at Georgian College, in alignment with the International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI)'s Fundamental Values.
This includes the obligation to
If your professor suspects a breach of academic integrity in your work, they will:
Review the Georgian College Academic Integrity Regulations for full details about academic integrity and breaches, including definitions, policies and procedures, and consequences.
This guide will provide you with information and resources to help you avoid breaches of academic integrity.
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The International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI) (2021) has identified 6 fundamental values for academic integrity:
The ICAI's Fundamental Values of Academic Integrity, Third Edition [PDF], identifies ways to demonstrate each of the 6 values:
All first semester students must complete the Georgian College's Academic Integrity Modules (AIM). These should show up in your Blackboard courses.
To access the Academic Integrity Module:
Information about the modules, troubleshooting, and other resources can be found on the Academic Integrity Module page on the student portal.
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A breach of academic integrity is recorded on your student record at the Registrar's Office. While some breaches of integrity are intentional, they can also be an indication that a student isn't completing their academic work honestly, or is having difficulty with course material and assignments, is overwhelmed, or struggling in another way.
Breaches of Academic Integrity:
While breaches of Academic Integrity may have different names and slightly different definitions at different academic institutions, you are responsible for familiarizing yourself with the Academic Integrity regulations at Georgian during your time here!
Except where otherwise noted, this page is adapted from "Academic Integrity for Students" by Centennial College Libraries, licensed under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Georgian College. (n.d.). 8. Academic integrity. Retrieved August 9, 2024, from https://cat.georgiancollege.ca/academic-regulations/integrity/
International Centre for Academic Integrity. (2021). The fundamental values of academic integrity (3rd ed.). https://academicintegrity.org/images/pdfs/20019_ICAI-Fundamental-Values_R12.pdf