Queen’s saw a drop in academic integrity violations last year.
Across schools and faculties, there were 676 departures from academic integrity reported in 2022-23, a 30 per cent decline from the previous school year, according to a report released in March. Most cases, 381, resulted in a partial or total loss of marks for the assessment in question.
The Faculty of Arts and Science had the largest number of reported violations, totaling 360 cases. This was followed by the Smith School of Business with 133 reported cases. In almost all cases, instructors decided if the allegations amounted to a departure from Queen’s Academic Integrity Procedure. Of the 35 appealed decisions, six were overturned.
Plagiarism, “departure from the core values of academic integrity,” and the use of unauthorized materials were the most reported offenses. The report doesn’t identify the number of cases involving artificial intelligence.
In 2021-22, Queen’s reported 651 plagiarism cases alone. Historically, the number of academic integrity cases were half the numbers reported over the last five years since the onset of the pandemic, according to the report.
Since 2016, Queen’s hasn’t revoked or rescinded a degree for academic integrity violations. Last year, five students received the most serious sanction, which required the students to withdraw from the faculty or school.
The Interim University Ombudsperson Heather Trojek reported 32 per cent of academic requests received by her office were related to academic integrity, with another 26 per cent of academic requests concerning appeals. Sixty-nine per cent of inquiries to the Office of the University Ombudsperson are academic in nature.
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