Universidad de Monterrey

Creating a Culture of Integrity:Commitments, Actions and Results

4th International ConferencePlagiarism across Europe and Beyond 2018

9th - 11th May 2018Ephesus, Turkey

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Agenda

Context• About Universidad de Monterrey

• Corruption in Mexico

Case Studya. UDEM’s efforts

1. Problem recognition

2. Integrity System

3. Center for Integrity

b. SAID benckmarking criteria

c. Lessons learned

Context

Context

About Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM)

• Located in the metropolitan area of Monterrey

• Monterrey is the “industrial capital of México”

• Second city with greatest purchasing power in México

• Ninth in Latin America

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About Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM)

• Almost 50 years old

• Catholic inspiration (founded by five religious congregations)

• 14,000 students

• 109 academic programs• 46 undergraduate level• 15 master’s level• 13 specialty level• 35 medical specialization

Photo UDEM,2017, stock UDEM, Nuevo León, México.

Corruption in Mexico

Transparency International - https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/corruption_perceptions_index_2017

2014 2015 2016 2017

Score 35 31 30 29

Rank 103 111 123 135

Corruption in Mexican Universities

1.UNAM Reporte de percepción de plagio en la UNAM. (2013). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Recuperado de: http://www.eticaacademica.unam.mx/encuestas.pdf 2.UDEM Encuesta aplicada en la UDEM (2015), Instrumento del ICAI desarrollado por McCabe.

Plagiarize1Perceive Dishonest

Acts2

Case Study

Case Study

Case Study

Research questions:

A. What has been the approach adopted in the transformation process toward a more honest culture?

B. How useful are the SAID benchmarking criteria to assess the approach?

C. What lessons can be offered to inform change processes in other educational institutions?

Photo UDEM,2017, stock UDEM, Nuevo León, México.

A. UDEM’s efforts

2016

2011 3. Center for Integrity

2. Integrity System

1969 UDEM’s foundation

2009

1. Problem recognition

A. UDEM’s efforts

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2011 3. Center for Integrity

2. Integrity System

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1. Problem recognition

1. Problem recognition

• A group of champions led by the university's president to: review current regulations carry out a comparative analysis worldwide

Photo UDEM,2017, stock UDEM, Nuevo León, México.Photo taken from: https://academicintegrity.org/

ICAI affiliation An “honor pledge” A diagnostic study

A. UDEM’s efforts

2016

2011 3. Center for Integrity

2. Integrity System

1969 UDEM’s foundation

2009

1. Problem recognition

2. Integrity System

Image UDEM,2014, stock UDEM, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

2. Actions to strengthen AI

Honor Code

Image UDEM,2014, stock UDEM, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

On-line course for faculty

2. Actions to strengthen AI

Web page for academic writing

http://www3.udem.edu.mx/deac/estrategias/html/index.html

Communication campaigns

2. Joining efforts

• Sinergy with other organizations

Photos taken from: https://hagamoslobien.org/, https://twitter.com/ccxmexico, http://www.hazcortoconlacorrupcion.com/

• Annual Conference

A. UDEM’s efforts

2016

2011 3. Center for Integrity

2. Integrity System

1969 UDEM’s foundation

2009

1. Problem recognition

3. Center for Integrity - Objectives

I. An honest campus.

I. Association of Educational Institutions in Support of Integrity

I. Projects linked to the real necessities of society in terms of ethics & integrity.

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3. Center for Integrity

3.1 Institutional Policies

3.2 Commitment

3.3 Training

3.4 Promotion

3.5 Assessment

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3. Center for Integrity

3.1 Institutional Policies

• Honor Code and its Decalogue

• AI breaches management • Gradualness• Mitigating & aggravating criteria• Consequence matchs severity• Simple process

Photo UDEM,2017, stock UDEM, Nuevo León, México.

For UDEM, enact academic integrity means to:

I. speak the truth;

II. comply with classes and works;

III. carry out activities with each one’s effort searching to learn;

IV. answer exams only with the material authorized;

V. recognize original works and quote correctly;

VI. collaborate fairly in team projects;

VII. respect diversity of opinions;

VIII. avoid contributing in any kind of cheating;

IX. report dishonest actions;

X. responsibly accept the consequences of actions.

The change starts with you!

New Honor Code

3. Center for Integrity

3. Center for Integrity

• Board of Directors

• AI Officers

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• Honor Council

• AI Ambassadors

3.2 Commitment (stakeholders involvement)

3. Center for Integrity

3.3 Training

Faculty• Excel with Integrity

Students• Induction Course on AI

• AI Seminar

Photo UDEM,2017, stock UDEM, Nuevo León, México.

3. Center for Integrity

3.4 Promotion

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3. Center for Integrity

3.5 Assessment

• AI Dashboard

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B. Scorecard for AI Development (SAID)

• A tool to evaluate institutional policies internationally

• 10 categories for benchmarking criteria

• Sources of influence: ICAI’s AI Assessment Guide, Morris 2011 Policy Works, Bretag and Mahmud AI Toolkit, AIMM (AI Maturity Model) from ICAI AIRS (AI Rating System) from ENAI

• Researchers:• Mrs. Irene Glendinning• Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant• Dr. Jennifer Eury

Photos taken from: https://academicintegrity.org/, https://www.coventry.ac.uk/, http://www.psu.edu/

B. Scorecard for AI Development (SAID)Scorecard for Academic Integrity Development (SAID)

I. Institutional governance and strategic commitment to support AI.

II. Institution-wide policies and procedures for AI.III. Fair and proportional sanctions applied across the institutionIV. Institution-wide engagement in strategies for deterring academic

misconductV. Institutional values encourage deep learning and scholarshipVI. Student leadership supports the institutional strategy for AIVII. Transparency and effective communications at all levels of the

institutionVIII.On-going evaluation and enhancement to the AI strategyIX. Engagement with research and development related to AIX. Institutional understanding about what is acceptable academic

practice, in line with international norms

C. Lessons learned

1. A sense of urgency

2. President’s leadership

3. Resources must be deployed

4. Transforming organizational culture

5. Faculty commitment

6. Student involvement

7. International networking

8. Working locally “From a saying to a reality with actions”From UDEM’s President as a public Commitment withIntegrity

Photo UDEM,2017, stock UDEM, Nuevo León, México.

If not us, who? If not now, when?

From Hillel to George W. Romney to Robert F. Kennedy to Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama to Saturday Night Live

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Yes… You can

¡Thank you!

Jean Guerrero Dibjean.guerrero@udem.edu.mx

Cecilia Quintanilla Salazarcecilia.quintanilla@udem.edu.mx

Isabella Navarro Grueterisabella.navarro@udem.edu.mx

Centro de Integridad UDEMcentrode.integridad@udem.edu.mx

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References

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Misión y Visión: http://www.udem.edu.mx/Esp/Somos-UDEM/Pages/Mision.aspx

References

• UNAM. (2018, 02 10). Report on survey on plagiarism perception at UNAM. Retrieved from http://www.eticaacademica.unam.mx/encuestas.pdf

• University of Auckland. (2018, 03 15). Academic Integrity: Values, Skills, Action. Retrieved from Academic Integrity: Values, Skills, Action: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/academic-integrity

Discussion

Scorecard for Academic Integrity Development (SAID)

I. Institutional governance and strategic commitment to support academic integrity. Board of Trustees Committee International Advisory Board for Students Affairs Board of Directors Center for Integrity Endowment

II. Institution-wide policies and procedures for academic integrity. Honor Code Procedures for AI breaches management Policies for AI bodies Application to report AI breaches Training and dissemination

Discussion

Scorecard for Academic Integrity Development (SAID)

III. Fair and proportional sanctions applied across the institution Honor Council Recorded hearings Mitigating and aggravating criteria AI Seminar Consistent, experienced and transparent management

IV. Institution-wide engagement in strategies for deterring academic misconduct Excel with Integrity Academic Integrity Officers First Year Programs Awareness campaigns Integrity checkpoints

Discussion

Scorecard for Academic Integrity Development (SAID)

V. Institutional values encourage deep learning and scholarship Institutional values Decalogue of Honor Code

VI. Student leadership supports the institutional strategy for academic integrity Honor Council Ambassadors of Integrity Let’s Do it Correctly University Network

Discussion

Scorecard for Academic Integrity Development (SAID)

VII. Transparency and effective communications at all levels of the institution Existing records of AI misconduct accusations, hearings and outcomes

VIII. On-going evaluation and enhancement to the academic integrity strategy. Dashboard McCabe’s instrument Policies and procedures

Discussion

Scorecard for Academic Integrity Development (SAID)

IX. Engagement with research and development related to academic integrity

X. Institutional understanding about what is acceptable academic practice, in line with international norms. Sinergy pro-AI

Conferences Magazines Online repositories Spanish official survey MOOC

Some hopeful data

• + hours dedicated to prevention

• 13 times more AI breaches reported

• 16% reported by peers

• 6th Annual Conference

• 4th and 5th issues of AI Magazine

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A diagnostic study

Some setbacks

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Copy (exams)

Sensitivity about academic dishonesty(make up data, let someone

else copy your own work)

Improvement trends

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• Copy (assignments)

• Plagiarism• Collusion• Seriousness of the problem

Faculty awareness and response

Donald McCabe’s Academic Integrity Survey (translated into Spanish and applied to UDEM’s students and faculty in 2010 and 2015.

UDEM's approach