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ODF 001 Module 4: Academic Integrity in a Digital Age
Module Description
In this module learners will be introduced to issues related to academic integrity, which has become a matter of increasing concern in the digital age. Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has been widely embraced and much information and many resources are readily accessible through the internet. However, these available resources may be licensed or copyrighted in a variety of ways, and adhering to this may cause challenges in ensuring academic integrity in higher education. Although the promotion and use of licensed Open Educational Resources (OER) goes some way towards mitigating this challenge, attention needs to be paid to the user’s behaviour when dealing with any resource, data, or information, whatever its licensing. Teachers and learners should be supported in employing newly acquired digital skills in an efficient, effective and appropriate manner within an academic environment. This module is therefore intended to stimulate ethical thinking and behaviour, and promote good practice in evaluating and using available resources to create quality scholarly reports and academic resources. In order to promote academic integrity this module has been designed to provide learners with the opportunity to obtain hands-on experience via a series of practical activities.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this module learners are expected to have developed skills and knowledge related to:
- Exploring the concept of ‘academic integrity’
- Examining issues related to intellectual property rights in academic settings
- Identifying and creating strategies to promote academic integrity
- Exploring data and information privacy
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Online Learning Orientation: As some of you may not have participated in an online course previously, you may like to explore some basic pointers on engaging in online learning in general and Moodle in particular. Show more / hide
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Topic Description
In this topic you will be introduced to the concept of academic integrity, values of academic integrity, and the role of courage in academic integrity. It is common to hear such terms as cheating, dishonesty and plagiarism. In most academic institution, almost all, you find there are strict laws about cheating and sometimes associated with severe punishment including discontinuation from studies. Yet student cheat. Questions coming to the mind might be why regardless of all the associated punishment resulting from cheating, student cheat? A person with integrity is expected to display behaviour such as honesty, fairness, respect, trust, perseverance, responsibility and courage. This part of the lecture we will engage ourselves in understanding academic integrity with a focus in the current development and use of ICT.
Topic Objectives
Upon completion of this topic you are expected to be able to:
- Examine academic integrity
- Describe the values of academic integrity
- Explain the role of courage to enhancing academic integrity
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Topic Description
This topic is designed to equip you with a general overview of Intellectual Property in academia. It begins with a short explanation of IP basic concepts, followed by a discussion of different forms of IP: including the basics of patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secrets. You will then identify items which are protected by copyright and which are not, and explore the role of IP in Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Source Software (OSS) content. Finally, we conclude by looking at the aspects of IP in academia and the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) development.
Topic Objectives
Upon completion of this topic learners are expected to:
- Explain the meaning of Intellectual Property
- Know IP basic concepts and principles
- Identify different forms of Intellectual Property
- Familiarise with Open Educational Resources (OER) and IP protection
- Comprehend the relationship between Open Source Software (OSS) and IP protection
- Explain intellectual property protection in the context of ICT development.
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Topic Description
In topics 1 and 2 of this module you were introduced to academic integrity and intellectual property. These were designed to create awareness of the need to develop a society of high integrity. In this topic you will explore strategies to promote a culture of academic integrity: i.e. Who is responsible, and how should this be done? The question might be who creates dishonesty in Universities, for whose interest and whose benefits? It is envisaged that once a culture of academic integrity is institutionally embedded, it will transfer to the entire community.
Topic Objectives
Upon completing this topic learners will be able to;
- Explain violation of academic integrity
- Describe causes of dishonesty in academia
- State strategies to promote academic integrity
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Topic Description
The primary goal of this final topic is to facilitate a solid understanding of the basic rules for protecting privacy and personal information. The topic also seeks to illuminate issues relating to data in emerging technologies as well as data protection in research. Furthermore, this topic will impact knowledge on the relevant issues of legal policies on privacy and data protection.
Topic Objectives
Upon completion of this topic learners are expected to have developed skills and knowledge related to:
- Personal Information and privacy protection
- Issues relating to data in emerging technologies and
- Data protection in research
- Legal policies on data and privacy protection
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