Instructor Resources
Disclaimer/ Context: This page will continue to grow with the work being completed by the Academic Integrity working group
Explore the Academic Integrity resources put together by the Learning & Teaching Center for Teaching Excellence and Academic Integrity Online, Click here.
ChatGPT: Statement from the English Department
The English Department has written a statement about our current stance on ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence large-language model that some have called “the end of writing.” We don’t think the situation is quite that dire.
English Department Statement on ChatGPT (Please note that you need to access this from your Highline Google account.)
Addressing Chegg and other sites
We recognize the difficulty that “study” sites like Chegg and Course Hero have proven since entering a virtual environment. We want to best assist in protecting your intellectual property and course materials.
If you have identified that your course materials have been posted on Chegg, Course Hero, or another site, please fill out this form and the Office of Community Standards and Student Conduct will put in a formal request to the site that the content is removed and data is collected on how the information was posted on the site.
The Chegg Honor Code requires the letter for investigation to come directly from the Office of Community Standards and Student Conduct in order to spark an honor code investigation to best identify person who shared the course material. We are more than happy to assist with this process by filling out this form.
The Course Hero Honor Code allows you, as faculty, to submit a Report of copyright infringement on Course Hero. The Office of Community Standards and Student Conduct is also happy to submit a letter to best support your claim by filling out this form.
Once a request is made, the investigation process will begin. The Student Conduct Manager will submit your requests to the website honor code and confirm this action in 3-5 business days after the initial request. Most sites take 3-7 business days to take down the content. Sites vary with disclosing the data of the people who posted the content. The office will try their best to hold students accountable for any misconduct.
The Student Conduct Manager, Izzy Wroblewski, is happy to consult about the best way to go about course materials posted to other “study” sites and assisting with best protecting your intellectual property. Feel free to email iwroblewski@highline.edu.
Canvas Information Literacy Modules
Consider using some of the Information Literacy Canvas Modules offered by the Library in your Canvas Course. Check out this LibGuide to learn more. Any module can be directly imported into your Canvas course. The modules are also CC licensed, so you can revise them as needed to fit your curriculum. Modules include: Recognizing and Avoiding Plagiarism, Scholarly vs. Popular Sources, and more!
Request an Academic Integrity Presentation in your class!
The Office of Community Standards and Student Conduct are more than happy to present in your class on what Academic Integrity means, the impact on students and their education, how the conduct process works, and the importance of having integrity in their work. We will work with the instructor to create an experience that best fits their curriculum.
Click Here to fill out a request form
Upcoming Academic Integrity Events
Stay Tuned! As events take place, they will be posted here.
Why do students attempt to cheat or plagiarize?
- Poor time management skills: Students may not have the proper tools to manage their time and plan ahead to have time to do quality work, so they may turn to plagiarizing as a quick fix
- Fear of failure: Students may feel unprepared to write about a topic or fear a low grade with the knowledge they possess, so they turn to cheating, plagiarizing, using Chegg, etc. in hopes to get a passing/better grade
- Perceived to be easier than doing their work themselves: Some students may see cheating or plagiarism as the “easy” way out from completing an assessment, paper or assignment
- No interest in the course work: Some students may be disinterested in what is being taught, so they choose to cheat or plagiarize instead of put in the work
- Thinking, “I won’t get caught”: Some student may have had teachers/instructors/professors in their earlier school career who did not hold them accountable for cheating or plagiarism. This may foster the false sense that they will not get caught.
- Not knowing they are plagiarizing/cheating: Some students have not been taught how to properly engage with course material along with research, cite, and use scholarly work. Some students also do not know the different types of plagiarism/ academic misconduct that exist.