Faculty are careless about securing examinations or proctoring exams and frequently repeat the same assignments or examinations. Students do not believe and are not challenged to understand that what they are learning is relevant to their future careers. All individuals associated with the academic community are responsible for establishing, maintaining, and fostering an understanding and appreciation for academic standards and values. Faculty members play a critical role. They have multiple opportunities to set academic standards, help students understand how academic dishonesty is defined, teach students ways to avoid unintentional infractions, identify and confront violators of community standards, and serve as models of academic integrity.
Administrators also have significant responsibilities.
In conjunction with faculty, they should establish clearly defined and easily understood policies, develop fair procedures for resolving allegations of alleged violations, disseminate relevant publications on campus, design pertinent faculty development programs, and incorporate discussions about academic integrity into orientation and other appropriate settings. The role of students in protecting academic integrity should be also emphasized. Students expect their academic credentials to accurately reflect their academic accomplishments and do not want the value of their degree diminished by deficient academic standards. On many campuses, students have encouraged the campus to revise and improve relevant institutional policies, assumed responsibility for identifying practices or procedures that facilitate academic dishonesty, taken the lead in confronting violators, and helped design faculty development workshops and student orientation programs. Parents, employers, and others not directly associated with the campus community can also assist.