The Academic Integrity Fundamentals Tutorial will foster an understanding of Academic Integrity at RDP. The tutorial is aligned with RDP’s Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy and Academic Misconduct Procedure.
Students at RDP are expected to uphold the values of academic integrity:
honesty
trust
fairness
respect
responsibility
At RDP, students are expected to follow theStudent Rights & Responsibilities Policy. This tutorial will help you better understand this policy’s requirements, and behave with integrity.
Your identity and your life experiences shape your expectations and assumptions when communicating with other people. Similarly, your instructor's identity and life experiences will impact their expectations and assumptions.
Different expectations can sometimes result in misunderstandings concerning issues of academic integrity. Common sources of misunderstanding include assumptions about:
Eye contact
Body language and gestures
Personal space
Tone of conversation
Acceptance of authority
Gender roles
Intellectual property
An awareness of differences can help to improve the experience for everyone.
Both instructors and students are responsible for making an effort to understand each other, to communicate effectively, and to address individual differences so that perceptions of academic misconduct can be avoided. Establishing good communication and discussing differences is important when you interact with other students and instructors.
Check Your Understanding
What is one example of a misunderstanding that can happen between an instructor and a student?
Eye contact, body language and gestures, personal space, tone of conversation, acceptance of authority, and assumptions about gender roles are examples that may lead to misunderstandings.
Example Scenario: An instructor asks a student about their assignment. The student, due to their cultural background, does not make eye contact with the instructor; in the student's culture, avoiding eye contact is respectful. However, the instructor, due to their cultural background, interprets this as the student lying.
