Updated SPARK Academic Integrity Module Now Available
An updated version of York University Libraries’ SPARK Module on Academic Integrity is now available.
This module supports students in gaining the skills and the confidence they need to complete their work with integrity. It outlines expectations for maintaining academic integrity and provides practical strategies to help students uphold these standards throughout their studies.
The latest updates include guidance on incorporating AI-based tools into academic work in ways that enhance learning and align with academic integrity standards, expanded connections to help and learning resources, and alignment with the new Academic Conduct Policy and Procedures to ensure students are well-equipped to navigate the evolving academic landscape.
Faculty of Graduate Studies Academic Integrity Module – Mandatory for Incoming Graduate Students
The Faculty of Graduate Studies Academic Integrity Module is designed to provide the graduate community with information and resources on the expectations of academic integrity at York University.
For more information on these modules, please visit the Faculty of Graduate Studies Academic Honesty page. For questions, please contact the Graduate Academic Affairs Assistant at gsaahc@yorku.ca.
Faculty of Health Academic Honesty Videos
The Faculty of Health’s videos and accompanying resources help students complete their assignments with integrity. Students in the Faculty of Health are encouraged to take advantage of these academic integrity resources to ensure they understand how to uphold the standards of academic integrity in the different types of assignments they encounter throughout their studies.
Please visit Academic Honesty for more information, and to access the videos.
Academic Honesty @ York Modules
The Academic Honesty @ York video series present situations where students engage in academic misconduct due to challenges such as poor time management, stress, or a lack of preparation. Each module offers guidance on how to make decisions that are aligned with York’s academic integrity standards.
The modules also connect to the unique attributes that York students possess:
- York Students Know and Use the Supports Available to Them
- York Students are Here to Learn
- York Students are Resilient
Learning Outcomes
- Identify academic misconduct in various situations.
- Develop an understanding of why academic integrity matters at university and in your future careers.
- Understand where to get support.
- Identify and reflect on moving forward in ways that are aligned with academic integrity standards at York.
Meet Maya! Watch the video to learn why Maya engaged in unauthorized collaboration. Consider how Maya can move forward to make choices more aligned with academic integrity.
Meet Raz! Watch the video to learn about the circumstances that led Raz to buy an assignment. Consider choices Raz could make instead that are more aligned with academic integrity.
Meet Naomi! Watch the video to learn why Naomi used a tool to translate another’s work and then submitted that work as their own. Consider choices Naomi could make instead that are more aligned with academic integrity.
Meet Alex! Watch the video to learn why Alex copied and pasted his part of a group assignment. Consider choices Alex could make instead that are more aligned with academic integrity.
Meet Eser! Watch the video to learn why Eser used the answers he found on a content-sharing site for one of his assignments. Consider choices Eser could make instead that are more aligned with academic integrity.
