Academic Integrity in a Digital Age

According to Roberts and Jew (2009) lecturers need to prepare students for how to connect themselves to the community through respecting autonomy, doing no harm to others, benefiting others, being just and being faithful. It is in academic where we find debates, interactions, cooperation, collaborations, participatory nature of learning, diverse values and ideas, diverse opinion and sometimes disagreements. In order to create fertile ground of learning, researching, and teaching respect is a core value. Respect means acknowledging the worth and work of others and not treating them as objects. In academic work there are issues of writing academic papers, thesis, and essays. In doing academic work one refers to previous studies. It is through respect where one accepts differences and refines own academic work.

Students show respect when they value and take advantage of opportunities to gain new knowledge, by taking an active role in their own education, contributing to discussions as well as listening to others’ points of view, and performing to the best of their ability. Cultivating environments in which all members show and enjoy respect is both an individual and a collective responsibility.