Academic Integrity 

UMA has an academic integrity policy with sample language to use in your syllabus. The sample language is 

“Academic integrity means that a student's work is the product of his/her own effort. Violations of academic integrity include such behaviors as cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism, and are described more fully in the UMA Student Academic Integrity Code which is published in the online UMA Student Handbook. Each student is responsible for learning the standards of academic integrity, and ensuring that his/her work meets these standards. Failure to do so may result in appropriate sanctions consistent with UMA Student Academic Integrity Policy.  If you have questions about the academic integrity of your work, discuss these with your instructor before submitting the work.  The full policy can be found at https://www.uma.edu/compliance/handbook/academic-integrity/ "

NOTE - Some departments have required langauge regarding academic integrity. Check with your coordinator.

Faculty with discussion boards should advise students about expectations concerning citations for external resources.

The types of assessments you include in your class can support academic integrity. Using authentic assessments is one way to support academic integrity. 

Test Integrity in Brightspace

Are you concerned about students cheating on tests/exams in Brightspace? There are options for maintaining test integrity.

• Add an integrity statement/question at the beginning of the quiz asking students to attest they completed the quiz on their own.
• Create a pool of test questions. Each student will get a different test.
• Set a time/date limit for completion.
• Set submission views for after the time/date limit.
• Shuffle quiz questions. The quiz will be in a different order for each student.
• Randomize answer order for multiple-choice questions.
• Disable right-click to eliminate printing the quiz.
• Disable Email, Instant Messages, and Alerts in Brightspace.
• Set up Respondus Lockdown Browser.
• Develop alternative, more authentic, types assessments.

Reasons Students Identify Why They May Cheat