Academic Integrity Fundamentals Tutorial

Integrity includes a commitment to honesty, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility.

Academic integrity is when students behave with integrity in an academic setting. Maintaining academic integrity involves “expressing original ideas, citing sources, working independently, and reporting results accurately and honestly” (Red Deer Polytechnic, Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy, p. 4).   

Every program at Red Deer Polytechnic expects students to follow a code of academic integrity.

At RDP, academic integrity is part of the Students Rights and Responsibilities Policy:

Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy

Being a student is difficult. Financial stress, high expectations for success, and adapting to different academic, social, and cultural settings are issues that many students face. You must be persistent and determined in an environment that may not always feel supportive.

These challenges may tempt students to behave dishonestly. As a student, it is important to behave with honesty even during difficult times. 

The purpose of this tutorial is to learn when and how academic misconduct can occur and to introduce you to the people and resources available to support you.

adapted from SFU (CC BY-NC 4.0)