Professor Michael Brophy
Project Lead
Professor of French and Francophone Studies, UCD School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
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Students as Champions of Academic Integrity
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Overview
This project enables students to champion the core values of academic integrity among their peers.
These values comprise honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage, values to be cultivated in association with an ethos of compassion and concern.
The project will allow students to become partners in promoting academic integrity as an integral part of learning and in the production of module assignments. It will provide not only students but also teaching staff with a student viewpoint on academic integrity. Various channels and materials will be developed to offer peer guidance towards a healthy learning culture.
Context
This project is funded through SATLE (Strategic Alignment of Teaching and Learning Enhancement Funding) under the theme of academic integrity and ethical practice. The application was evaluated at both College and University level.
Our Research Areas
Our project practises an inclusive and partnership-based approach to teaching and learning in the Arts and Humanities by working together with students to capture and evaluate their views and experiences of academic integrity.
Student feedback, both in response to questionnaires and from ongoing focus groups, is key to measuring the effectiveness of staff communication and institutional guidelines around academic integrity.
Collaborating with student champions for academic integrity, the project complements institutional policy and protocols with a peer-to-peer based awareness-raising and guidance campaign. It places value on building and embedding a shared culture and understanding of academic integrity in the UCD Teaching and Learning community.
Useful Resources
- UCD Writing Centre
- Library Citation Guides
- UCD Academic Integrity Librarian
- UCD AI Futures Project
- Academic Integrity Guidelines
- The Fundamental Values of Academic Integrity
- UCD Peer Mentor Information Resources
- Rethinking the relationship between plagiarism and academic integrity
- National Academic Integrity Network: National Principles and Common Terms
- Student Testimonials
Meet Our Project Team
Our project team comprises students and staff drawn from various Arts and Humanities disciplines - find out more below!
Dara O'Carroll
Student Champion for Academic Integrity
BA candidate in History and Film
Michael Corbett
Student Champion for Academic Integrity
BA candidate in Creative Writing and Drama Studies
Elin (Cat) Stüer
Student Champion for Academic Integrity
BA candidate in English, Linguistics and Spanish
Oakley Wisniewska
Student Champion for Academic Integrity
BA candidate in English with Creative Writing
Paula Doherty
Student Champion for Academic Integrity
BA candidate in English, Drama and Film
Kelvyn Fields
Student Champion for Academic Integrity
BA candidate in English and History
Erika Matonyte
Student Champion for Academic Integrity
BA candidate in French and Spanish
Jenny Costello
Project Manager
UCD School of English, Drama and Film
Melanie Pape
Senior Executive Assistant
UCD School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Dr Siobhán Donovan
Vice-Principal for Teaching & Learning, UCD College of Arts & Humanities
UCD School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
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Dr Pascale Baker
Lecturer/Assistant Professor
UCD School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
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