Plagiarism & Academic Dishonesty Process

What to do if you suspect plagiarism or AI use in your course:

1. Identify suspicious activity and gather evidence. Document!

   • Use various detectors: Turnitin, GPTzero, ChatGPT etc.

   • Know that AI detectors are not perfect and can give provide false results

2. Confront the student via email

   • “I have noticed…”

   • “Give you the opportunity to explain…”

   • “Next steps”

3. Consult with colleagues & decide on your course of action

4. Report this to Instructional Design Team or campus advisors.

Reminders: Each case of academic dishonesty is unique to the student and the course. This process is an outline for what you may do if you find a student partaking in academic dishonesty in your course. 

Helpful tips to include in your course to prevent academic dishonesty

• Clear Expectations & Guidelines

  • Be specific of what is considered academic dishonesty

  • Provide clear citation instructions

  • Communicate your academic integrity policies in your course and syllabus

  • Create a video to add to your course discussing AI use

• Design Assessments to Limit Cheating

  • Use authentic assessment methods such as presentations, oral exams, videos 

  • Time sensitive assessments

  • Randomized questions

  • Accept drafts or outlines to show progression of their ideas

• Leverage Technology

  • Plagiarism detection software: Turnitin & Grammarly

  • AI Detection Tools: Turnitin (See the next page on our website for more information)

  • Proctoring Software: Respondus Lockdown Browser

Sample Statement to include in your course: 

Academic Integrity and Use of AI in This Course

Welcome to the course! As part of maintaining the highest academic standards, it is important to understand that academic integrity is expected from all students. The use of AI tools, such as AI-generated writing or assistance in completing discussion boards, papers, or any other assignments, is not allowed without prior approval from me. We utilize various AI detection tools to ensure that work submitted is your own, and any violation of this policy will not be tolerated.

If you are caught violating this policy, I will reach out directly to you to discuss the situation. Additionally, if the case is reported to the university, you will be required to complete an academic dishonesty training, and this will go on your academic record.

For further details, please refer to the Academic Integrity Statement in the syllabus.

Let’s work together to maintain a fair and honest learning environment. 

AOE Syllabus Academic Integrity & Plagiarism Statement

All students are subject to the academic integrity and behavioral expectations of the University as found in the Undergraduate Bulletin. Campbell University’s Academic Integrity Policy can be found on Campbell website in and Academic Catalog.   Cheating or plagiarism can be penalized with an F for the assignment, an F in the course, or suspension from the university.  Determining if there is evidence of cheating lies with the Professor.  In the event there is evidence of cheating, the Professor may require additional evaluations of knowledge.

If any student plagiarizes or cheats in a course, the misconduct will be reported to the campus office, and the student will be blocked from registering for any further courses until the student has successfully undergone academic integrity counseling.  

ChatGPT or other programs that generate text, images, or other products through artificial intelligence may not be used in academic submissions of any kind (including discussion posts) without explicit faculty permission.

All instructors are encouraged to add or revise this statement that fits the needs of their courses. 

If you have any questions about a possible plagiarism or academic integrity issue in your course, feel free to reach out to the ID team for assistance.