Can you confidently draw the line between academic integrity and academic misconduct? Pop by the display on Main Street and East Gate to discuss a few common (and tricky!) scenarios to decide which actions would constitute academic misconduct.

• Wednesday, Oct. 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Main Street)
• Thursday, Oct. 9 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Main Street)

What values inform your decisions in academic writing? Visit the Library's table on Main Street and at East Gate to play a matching game connecting the values of academic integrity to situations you will face as a scholar. There will be prizes!

• Thursday, Oct. 9 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Main Street)

Why are honesty and integrity important to the MRU community? Why are honesty and integrity important to you as a student? Visit the Office of Student Community Standards (OSCS) table on Main Street and East Gate to learn more about the contest, and how to submit your creative interpretation of why integrity is important to you. Prizes for contest submissions!

• Wednesday, Oct. 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Main Street)
• Thursday, Oct. 9 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Main Street)

When it comes to Academic Integrity on campus, our values include honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility, and courage. Come speak to us at the Good Human table on Main Street and East Gate to learn how these values can help foster an environment on campus where kindness and mutual respect guide all interactions, aiding community members to care about one another as human beings. Stickers and goodies will be available!

• Wednesday, Oct. 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Main Street)
• Thursday, Oct. 9 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Main Street)

 Sign up for free sessions to learn from well-respected international academic integrity experts and students! This year’s theme is “Everyday Integrity: Discovering Your Superpower”, and here are just a few of the fascinating sessions that fall on October 15 in our time zone.

• How do Integrity Decisions Affect your Life? Faculty and Students
  7 a.m Calgary time (2 p.m. UK time) 
  Professor Sandie Dann, Loughborough University, UK, Professor Michael Draper, University of Swansea, UK and students Dr. Stephen Gow, Edinburgh Napier University, UK

• Integrity Superheroes all through Education: Students, Teachers and Librarians
  9 a.m. Calgary time (4 p.m. UK time)
  Moderator: Dr Zeenath Reza Khan, University of Wollongong, Dubai

• Everyday life decisions and academic integrity dilemmas
  10 a.m. Calgary time (5 p.m. UK time)
  Veronika Krásničan, Executive Director, European Network for Academic Integrity (ENAI)
  

This workshop explores the intersection between third-party academic file-sharing websites and generative AI tools, including “Checker” and “detector” tools, focusing on implications for data privacy, intellectual property, and academic integrity. Faculty will gain practical insights into how these tools collect and use data, the implications for student work, and strategies to address these integrity challenges in their courses.

Facilitators: Brooklin Schneider, Educational Developer, Norquest College and Lauren Cross, Writing and Learning Specialist at Mount Royal University

Wednesday, Oct. 15 from 12:05 to 12:50 p.m. (Register here)

Location: Online

This 60-minute self-paced module in D2L will strengthen your understanding of why academic integrity is vital to our MRU community, explain how it’s defined in the MRU policy, and help you feel more confident when making decisions related to your academic work.

Click this link to D2L, log in using your @mtroyal.ca credentials, and then select the “Enroll in Course” button. (If you’re already enrolled, you’ll see “Open Course.”)

New OSCS Academic Integrity Comprehensive Guide for Faculty. We all have a role to play in maintaining a strong culture of academic integrity that includes acting in accordance with the values of honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility, and courage. 

Please login to D2L with your MRU Credentials to view the resource.