This tutorial will take around 2 hours and 35 minutes to complete. Your understanding will be enhanced if you take time to reflect on what you are reading, and participate in the exercises and self-tests. It is strongly recommended that in addition to undertaking the module on 'Academic Integrity' you take both the 'Plagiarism Module' and the Citation and Plagiarism self test.

Keep a notebook or paper and pencil handy as you proceed with the tutorials.

What the tutorial contains (Approximate time)

1. Why a tutorial on 'academic integrity'? (5 mins.)
2. The academic community (5 mins.)
3. What is 'academic integrity'? (5 mins.)
4. What does 'academic integrity' mean for me? (5 mins.)
5. Core values and definitions (5 mins.)
6. How the values of 'Academic Integrity' are influencing Universities in the UK and America (5 mins.)
7. Academic dishonesty (15 mins.)
8. Types of cheating behaviour (5 mins.)
9. Nottingham's policy on academic misconduct (20 mins.)
10. Citing and referencing (5 mins.)
11. When do I cite? (20 mins.)
12. Citation methods (5 mins.)
13. Test yourself (30 mins.)

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