Academic Integrity Annual Report

Tonya Schmidt, Assistant Dean Dean of Students Office

A Unit within the Division of Student Life

Academic Year 2013-2014 1

Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………….…… Page 3 Undergraduate Academic Integrity Survey……………….…… Page 3 Faculty Focus Groups……………………………………..…….…… Page 5 Academic Integrity Advisory Board………………………...…… Page 6 A Closer Look at 2013-2014 School/College……………………………………………………………………..…… Page 8 Gender…………………………………………………………………………..………… Page 9 Classification……………………………………………………………….……………. Page 9 Ethnicity…………………………………………………………………………..………. Page 9 International Student Status…………………………………………………….. Page 10 Violation……………………………………………………………………………….... Page 10 Sanction……………………………………………………………………………….… Page 11 Grade Point Average……………………………………………………….………. Page 12 Class……………………………………………………………………………………... Page 12 Summary of Hearings…………………………………………...….Page 13 Future Efforts………………………………………………………… Page 14 Appendices……………………………………………………………. Page 14

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Academic Integrity at UW-Madison Introduction The Dean of Students Office at UW-Madison remains committed to preserving a high level of academic integrity on campus, through both prevention and intervention. Prevention refers to our office’s effort to educate faculty, staff, and teaching assistants about academic integrity and the issue of misconduct in the classroom. Intervention is our office's commitment to adjudicate violations of our code of conduct, UWS Chapter 14, through an educational process that encourages learning. We work closely with faculty and instructional staff to help them understand their role in the process and follow-up with students to explain their rights to a hearing and meet with those who are repeat offenders or graduate/professional students. This report provides a comprehensive summary of the 2013-14 academic year. It highlights efforts made by the office to educate students and faculty about academic misconduct including: highlighting the results of an undergraduate student survey, reviewing the faculty focus groups held, reviewing student participation in RAISE tutorial, explaining the role of the Academic Integrity Advisory Board, and providing a detailed breakdown of this year’s cases of misconduct.

Undergraduate Student Survey on Academic Integrity and Misconduct In Fall 2013, the Dean of Students Office deployed a survey to approximately 27,000 undergraduate students regarding academic integrity and misconduct. We received 2,369 completed surveys and learned valuable information about student’s attitudes toward the subject matter.

• 93.13% of students have been informed about the academic integrity and cheating policies at UW-Madison

o Sources of this knowledge include: Faculty (disscused in class, course syllabi, or course outlines), Teaching Assistants, SOAR – the first-year orientation program, Housefellows, other students, student handbook, and the campus website.

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• 57.38% of students have never seen another student cheat during a test or examination, but 20.38% have seen this occur a few times

• 97.60% of students have never reported another student for cheating and 64.51% reported it was “unlikely” that a student at UW-Madison would report such violations if witnessed.

• Students are divided on whether or not they should be responsible for monitoring the academic integrity of other students. (Disagree=29.35%, Not Sure=23.41%, Agree=29.26%)

• When asked how frequently they thought various forms of cheating occurred at UW-Madison, student felt that “Inappropriately shared work in group assignments” occurred MORE OFTEN than PLAGIARISM on written assignments and CHEATING DURING TESTS AND EXAMS.

• Almost 15% of students have fabricated or

falsified lab or research data and only 35.72% of students consider this to be serious cheating.

• 37-40% of students have engaged at least once in the following:

o Working on an assignment with others when the instructor asked for individual work

o Reading the cliff/spark notes version of a test rather than reading the actual work

o Listing sources in a bibliography after only reading the abstract of these articles

• 17-20% have engaged more than once in all of these activities listed above.

• Less than 15% of students believe that cheating is a serious problem at UW-Madison.

• 16.76% of students believe there are circumstances when cheating is acceptable.

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Faculty Focus Groups In Spring 2014, the Dean of Students office held two Faculty Focus Group sessions at Union South. We invited faculty and instructors to a session where we gave an overview of the prevalence of academic misconduct on campus, discussed the results of the undergraduate student survey, and heard a presentation on Turnitin.com. We also solicited feedback on the following questions:

1. What do you do to engage students around the topic of academic integrity (beyond a syllabi statement)?

2. What, if any, are your biggest reservations in reporting academic misconduct to the Dean of Students Office?

3. What can the Dean of Students Office do to support faculty on academic integrity prevention efforts?

4. What can the Dean of Students Office do to support faculty in responding to and reporting academic misconduct?

5. What advice would you give a new faculty member on academic integrity and misconduct?

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Raising Academic Integrity Standards in Education (RAISE) One of our future goals expressed in last year’s annual report was to offer an educational sanction to students found responsible for academic misconduct. In the 2013-14 academic year, all undergraduate students accused of a first time academic misconduct violation were required to take an online academic integrity tutorial called Raising Academic Integrity Standards in Education (RAISE). UW-Madison paid a license fee to administer the tutorial and each individual student paid $55 to complete in the tutorial. The tutorial covers five main topics: General academic misconduct information, unauthorized collaboration, technology, plagiarism, and decision-making. RAISE offers “student dilemmas” such as lying to a professor, managing and responsibility for group work, and getting feedback vs. having others edit your work. 129 students completed the RAISE tutorial during the 2013-14 academic year.

Academic Integrity Advisory Board For the last four years, the Dean of Students office has taken a proactive approach to Academic Integrity at UW-Madison by dedicating an Assistant Dean to do outreach and intervention. Most of the prevention work is through presentations to faculty, teaching assistance and students, but also includes tasks such as a website revamp, a video for students, a brochure for faculty, partnering with Testing and Evaluation regarding exam proctors, and administering surveys. In the past, the Assistant Dean utilized the advice and expertise of members of the University Crossroads Committee; however, the sub-committee on that topic disbanded. This academic year, a group of faculty and administrators were put together from various Schools and Colleges, including Testing and Evaluation, Athletics, and the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning. The group met quarterly and discussed the 2012-2013 annual report, gave feedback on the undergraduate student survey on academic integrity and misconduct, reviewed the results of that survey, and played a vital role in the Faculty Focus Group sessions. Academic Integrity Advisory Board members:

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Amy Arntsen University of Wisconsin Law School, Registrar Bruno Browning CIO / Director of Learning Support Services College of Letters & Science Chris Olsen Interim Vice Provost for Teaching & Learning Office of the Provost Deb Pierce School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Faculty Associate Doug Tiedt Assistant Athletic Director Academic Services

Emily Tarter Senior Student Services Coordinator School of Pharmacy Gale Barber Assistant Dean for Academic Programs UW-Madison School of Nursing Lynn Maki Interim Associate Dean, Academic Affairs School of Veterinary Medicine Michelle Holland Academic Services Coordinator The Graduate School Jim Wollack Testing and Evaluation Services, Director

Academic Integrity Presentations Date Venue Location

Monday, August 26 CEO Student Scavenger Hunt Bascom 87 Tuesday, August 27 Pharmacy Student Orientation Rennebohm Tuesday, August 27 School of Nursing Graduate Students Health Sci. Wednesday, August 28 CALS & Engineering TAs Mech Eng Wednesday, August 28 History TA Training North Hall Thursday, August 29 Pharmacy Faculty In Service Arboretum Thursday, August 29 L&S TA Training Humanities Monday, September 23 First Year Athletes Class Heritage Hall Wednesday, October 23 International Student Session Union South Wednesday, January 15 New Engineering & CALS TA Training Mech Eng Wednesday, February 5 ASCA Pre Conference Academic Integrity Florida Tuesday, February 25 Dean of Students Advisory Board Bascom Hall Saturday, February 1 International Academic Integrity Conference Florida Tuesday, March 11 Faculty Focus Groups Union South Wednesday, March 12 Faculty Focus Groups Union South Thursday, March 13 African Languages Faculty Meeting Van Hise Thursday, April 17 Dean of Students Fac/Staff/Student Advisory Bascom Hall

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A Closer Look at 2013-14 Year-to-Year Comparison

2008-09: 91 reported cases 2009-10: 135 reported cases 2010-11: 135 reported cases 2011-12: 107 reported cases 2012-13: 123 reported cases 2013-14: 177 reported cases Fall: 91 Spring: 86

School or College Fall Spring Total Letters & Science (L&S) 50 49 99 Human Ecology 1 3 4 Agriculture Life Science (CALS) 10 6 16 Business 4 3 7 Education 5 3 8 Engineering 15 16 31 Nursing 3 5 8 Pharmacy 1 0 1 Law 1 0 1 Medical 1 0 1

Total: 176

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56%

2%

9%

4%

5%

18%

5%

0% 0% 1%

Letters & Science

Human Ecology

Agriculture & Life Science

Business

Education

Engineering

Nursing

Pharmacy

Law

Med

Gender Fall Spring Total Male 54 49 103 Female 35 35 70 Unknown 1 2 3 Total: 176

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Classification

Fall Spring Total Senior 27 38 65 Junior 16 26 42 Sophomore 17 15 32 Freshman 14 2 16 Graduate 15 3 18 Other 2 1 3

Total: 176

Ethnicity Fall Spring Total White 34 46 80 Asian or Pacific Islander 8 8 16 Hispanic/Latino 6 2 8 Black 7 1 8 American Indian/ Alaska Native 1 0 1 Not Specified 33 30 63 Total: 176

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37%

24%

18%

9%

10%

2%

Senior

Junior

Sophomore

Freshman

Graduate

Other

Male58%

Female40%

Unknown2%

45%

4%

9%5%

36%

1% White

Hispanic/Latino

Asian or PacificIslander

Black

Not Specified

AmericanIndian/Alaska Native

International Students Fall Spring Total Non-International Students 53 56 109 International Students 38 29 67 Total: 176

Violation Fall Spring Total Plagiarism 59 45 104 Unauthorized Materials/Fabricated Data 7 12 19 False Representation of AC Performance 13 20 33 Forging/Falsification of AC Records/Docs 2 5 7 Assisting AC Misconduct of Others 8 3 11 Impact on Others’ AC Performance 2 0 2 Total: 176*

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Non-International

Students62%

International Students

38%

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Plagiarism

Unauthorized Material/FabricatedData

Forging/Falsification of ACDocs/Records

Impact on Others' AC Work

False Representation of ACPerformance

Assisting AC Misconduct of Others

Total

Spring

Fall

Sanction Fall Spring Total** Lower Grade on Work 50 50 100 Lower Grade in Course 2 2 4 Probation 10 5 15 Failing Grade 20 9 29 Suspension 6 1 7 Expulsion 0 0 0 Educational Sanction 65 64 129 Written Reprimand 11 5 16 None/Not Responsible 7 4 11 Total: 311*

*The number of violations and sanctions can exceed the number of cases because students can be charged with multiple violations and/or sanctions. **Not all hearings have been completed and therefore do not have their sanctions reflected above.

32%

1%5%

9%

2%0%

42%

5% 4%

Lower Grade on Work

Lower Grade in Course

Probation

Failing Grade

Suspension

Expulsion

Educational Sanction(RAISE)Written Reprimand

None/Not Responsible

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Grade Point Average Fall Spring Total

0.5-0.9 0 1 1 1.0-1.4 1 0 1 1.5-1.9 3 1 4 2.0-2.4 10 5 15 2.5-2.9 24 21 45 3.0-3.4 36 35 71 3.5-4.0 16 22 38 Not Avail. 1 0 1

Total: 176 Class Number of Cases Number of CasesAfrican Language and Literature 3 American Indian Studies 5 Art History 1 Biochemistry 1 Biology 1 Biotechnology 1 Community & Environmental Sociology 1 Chemistry 5 Classics 3 Communication Arts 2 Computer Science 28 Electrical 10 English 2 English as Second Language 9 General Business 2 German 2

History 4 Journalism 2 Kinesiology 1 Linguistics 1 Literature in Translation 2 Mathematics 4 Microbiology 1 Nursing 4 Pathology 1 Plant Pathology 1 Psychology 5 School of Journalism 1 Sociology 8 Statistics 10 Theatre and Drama 3 Unknown 52

Total: 176

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0 20 40 60 80

0.5-0.9

1.0-1.4

1.5-1.9

2.0-2.4

2.5-2.9

3.0-3.4

3.5-4.0

Not Available

Total

Spring

Fall

Right to a Hearing According to UWS 14.06(3)(c), students have the right to request a hearing. Below is a detailed outline of the hearings conducted in 2013-2014.

Case Type of Hearing Outcome Sanction 1 Committee Upheld Lower grade on work, RAISE 2 Committee Upheld Lower grade on work 3 Examiner Upheld Lower grade on work, F in course 4 Committee Upheld Lower grade on work, RAISE 5 Committee Upheld Disciplinary probation, Ethical seminar 6 Committee Overturned None 7 Committee Overturned RAISE 8 Committee Upheld Lower grade on work and in course, RAISE 9 Committee Upheld F in course, RAISE 10 Committee Upheld Redo Assignment, Suspension, Ethical seminar 11 Committee Upheld F in course, RAISE 12 Committee Upheld F in course, RAISE 13 Committee Upheld Lower grade on work in course, RAISE 14 Committee Overturned None 15 Committee Overturned Lower grade on work, Probation 16 Committee Scheduled 17 Committee Scheduled 18 Examiner Scheduled 19 Committee Scheduled 20 Committee Scheduled 21 Examiner Scheduled 22 --- To Be Scheduled 23 --- To Be Scheduled 11 of 23 hearings upheld in favor of the instructor's recommendations 4 of 23 hearings overturned in favor of the student 8 of 23 hearings still in progress

Future Academic Integrity Efforts Academic Integrity lead transition from Assistant Dean Tonya Schmidt to Assistant Dean Ervin Cox. Development of an online academic tutorial for UW-Madison International Students. Joint project with International Student Services using Capture.

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