Academic integrity is a vital characteristic that the university wants to encourage in its students. The ability to speak with confidence, authority and with honesty is something that you will carry into your professional lives.

• Accuracy – making sure that your work is free from errors.
• Honesty – being truthful about which ideas are your own and which are derived from others, and about the methods and results of your research.
• Fairness – not trying to gain an advantage by unfair means: for instance, by passing off others’ work as your own.
• Responsibility – taking an active role in your own learning: for instance, by seeking out the information you need to study effectively.
• Respect – for your fellow students, your tutors, and the work of other scholars.

Listen to what Professor Jane Harrington has to say about Academic Integrity.

Integrity Matters is a short 1.5-hour Moodle-based e-learning module that has been developed to involve students in conversations around academic integrity through scenarios that they will recognise. The module engages students in the day-to-day activities of student life, academic study, assessments, and academic integrity. The course covers:

• What is academic integrity.
• What can lead people to plagiarise.
• Strategies to avoid plagiarism.
• How to reference your work correctly.
• Understanding and using Turnitin. 

On completion of the Integrity Matters course you will be awarded with a certificate which you can use to obtain Greenwich Employability Passport points. To find out more about the Employability Passport scheme, click here. 

Access the course through Moodle, or click here. (You will need to log in as a University of Greenwich student to access this resource). You will then need to self-enrol by selecting the enrol button.