Abstract
The effective handling of academic integrity cases is crucial for ensuring appropriate standards are upheld, reducing the occurrence of misconduct, and the negative impacts on both staff and students navigating the process. However, significant barriers persist from both staff (Crossman, 2019; Hamilton & Wolsky, 2022) and student perspectives (Stone, 2023). This project aimed to address these barriers and enhance engagement with the academic misconduct process. Staff often experience high levels of stress and anxiety due to unclear procedural steps, difficulties in communication with students, and the overall complexity of managing integrity issues. These challenges can lead to inconsistent handling of cases and reluctance to report incidents. Similarly, students face considerable anxiety and confusion during investigations, exacerbated by a lack of understanding of the process, uncertainty about available support, and fears of severe consequences. This can result in disengagement and non-compliance. This project aimed to address these barriers by providing targeted interventions to enhance engagement and improve the overall academic misconduct process, benefiting both staff and students.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 47 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Proceedings of The Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education |
| Publication status | Published - 9 Sept 2024 |
| Event | 30th Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education - University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia Duration: 18 Sept 2024 → 20 Sept 2024 |
Keywords
- academic integrity
- student experience
- student engagement
- Staff Engagement