Academic Integrity differences across faculties: A student survey

Abstract

[EN] In this work, we report on an Academic Integrity-focussed survey conducted in late 2023 at Munster Technological University. We investigated possible correlations between respondents’ discipline areas and their experiences of academic integrity. We found that more students of the university’s Faculty of Engineering and Science report familiarity with relevant institutional policies than do their peers in Business and Humanities Faculty. Reported frequency of in-lecture discussions about academic integrity also differed, with more frequent discussions on aspects of academic integrity by lecturers in the former faculty than in the latter. While the kinds of academic misconduct engaged in and witnessed by students of both faculties also vary, the use of GenAI was the most frequently observed type of misconduct by students in both faculties. We also found a similar majority of students from both faculties would like a reporting mechanism, but would not report academic misconduct by another student.