Paul Golding
Since the emergency transition to online classes in March 2020 there has been a debate in higher education circles regarding student academic integrity. Some say cheating has increase significantly since the transition to online classes. The evidence to support this claim is at best anecdotal, though Virginia Commonwealth University reported that academic misconduct soared during the 2020/21 school year to 1,077 — more than three times the previous year. Still, others have claimed that cheating has remained the same without providing any evidence.
The prestige or reputation for quality of an academic institution is often more important than its actual quality. That is because the reputation represents the perceived excellence of the institution which guides the decisions of prospective students to enrol and for donors to provide generous support. Within this context, tertiary institutions build and leverage their reputation to create competitive advantage.
One of the mainstays of the reputation of higher educational institutions is academic integrity (AI). The International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI) gives this definition: “The commitment from students, faculty, and staff to demonstrate moral behaviour in their academic lives.” The importance and impact of AI is demonstrated by its absence. In the absence of an honest, moral environment educational activities, such as research and work to earn diplomas, certificate and degrees, lose their value for...
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