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Information for Graduate Students

June 13, 2007

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Who are our graduate Who are our graduate students?students?

- 2150 students (fall 2006)- 70 plus different programs- 36% international students*- 78 different countries*

* 2004/05 Census data

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Who provides Who provides information?information?- College of Graduate Studies and Research- Individual Departments- University Secretary’s Office- International Student Office- Graduate Student Association- U of S Language Centre- U of S Library- U of S Learning Centre

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Activities of . . .Activities of . . .

- College of Graduate Studies and Research- Individual Departments- University Secretary’s Office- International Student Office- Graduate Student Association- U of S Language Centre- U of S Library- U of S Learning Centre

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CGSR Activities: Fall CGSR Activities: Fall WorkshopWorkshopSpeakers from CGSR, University

Secretary’s Office, International Student Office, Library

Large group presentation, small group discussion of policies and case studies, followed by large group – info sharing

Coffee and cookies.

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Participants included grad students, grad chairs, dept heads

Positive feedback – useful for understanding the issues

Many participants felt that this workshop (or one like it) should be mandatory

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Case Study #1

A doctoral student working in a research lab and funded through a national research award of her supervisor fabricated research data to obtain significant positive results. On the basis of these fabricated data, the supervisor and others, including the student, published two papers in prestigious journals.

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CGSR Activities: Fall Workshop, CGSR Activities: Fall Workshop, con’t.con’t.

The fabricated data were discovered when another student working on the project failed to replicate the findings. The student, when confronted with the questionable findings, originally denied and then later admitted the deception, and resigned from the academic program and from the research program.

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CGSR Activities: Fall Workshop, CGSR Activities: Fall Workshop, con’t.con’t.

Has academic dishonesty occurred? If yes, what type or types of academic dishonesty has occurred? As members of the hearing panel of CGSR, review the information and propose a decision which may or may not include consequences for the student, penalties to the student, and recommendations for instructors and departments.

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CGSR Activities: CGSR Activities: Coming soonComing soonOn-line ethics & academic integrity course- Mandatory course for all new grad

students- 3 components:

- general intro on ethics and integrity

- animal research

- human research

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Activities of . . .Activities of . . .

- College of Graduate Studies and Research- Individual Departments- University Secretary’s Office- International Student Office- Graduate Student Association- U of S Language Centre- U of S Library- U of S Learning Centre

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Activities of Activities of DepartmentsDepartments- Fall orientation for new students with

info on academic integrity- Extra workshops for international

students- Statement about integrity on every

course syllabus- Some departments have internal

academic integrity committees

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Activities of . . .Activities of . . .

- College of Graduate Studies and Research- Individual Departments- University Secretary’s Office- International Student Office- Graduate Student Association- U of S Language Centre- U of S Library- U of S Learning Centre

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University Secretary’s University Secretary’s OfficeOffice- Writing it Right Week, annually in

January- Maintains University Academic Integrity

website- Reports on Academic Integrity stats- Hears appeals arising from College

decisions

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Activities of . . .Activities of . . .

- College of Graduate Studies and Research- Individual Departments- University Secretary’s Office- International Student Office- Graduate Student Association- U of S Language Centre- U of S Library- U of S Learning Centre

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Activities of the ISOActivities of the ISO

- Fall Orientation for new International Graduate Students

- Funds Hands-on writing workshops for international students

- Can help to arrange tutors for international students

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Activities of . . .Activities of . . .

- College of Graduate Studies and Research- Individual Departments- University Secretary’s Office- International Student Office- Graduate Student Association- U of S Language Centre- U of S Library- U of S Learning Centre

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Activities of the GSAActivities of the GSA

- Hosts Fall Orientation for all students- Student rep sits on Academic

Dishonesty hearing panels and appeals panel

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Activities of . . .Activities of . . .

- College of Graduate Studies and Research- Individual Departments- University Secretary’s Office- International Student Office- Graduate Student Association- U of S Language Centre- U of S Library- U of S Learning Centre

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U of S Language CentreU of S Language Centre

- Provides instruction in academic writing, topics such as “How to Cite Properly”

- Provides hands-on one day workshops for students, to raise awareness and provide instruction in citation and paraphrasing

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Activities of . . .Activities of . . .

- College of Graduate Studies and Research- Individual Departments- University Secretary’s Office- International Student Office- Graduate Student Association- U of S Language Centre- U of S Library- U of S Learning Centre

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Activities of the Activities of the University LibraryUniversity Library

Provides on line information When and How to QuoteHow to ParaphraseUsing Commonly Known FactsUniversity Policy on Academic HonestyTutorial on Plagiarism (Acadia

University)

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Activities of . . .Activities of . . .

- College of Graduate Studies and Research- Individual Departments- University Secretary’s Office- International Student Office- Graduate Student Association- U of S Language Centre- U of S Library- U of S Learning Centre

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U of S Learning CentreU of S Learning Centre

- Provides writing workshops

- Offers intensive one-to-one instruction in academic writing free of charge to all University of Saskatchewan students

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Academic IntegrityAcademic Integrity

Information for Graduate Students

Muriel Miller