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Facing Academic Integrity Threats – FAITH

Razı S. (Yürütücü), Özşen T., Topkaya E.

Erasmus Projesi, 2022 - 2025

  • Proje Türü: Erasmus Projesi
  • Başlama Tarihi: Şubat 2022
  • Bitiş Tarihi: Şubat 2025

Proje Özeti

The FAITH is an Erasmus+ project under the Cooperation partnerships in higher education (project number 2021-1-TR01-KA220-HED-000027559).

Academic integrity (AI) is a crucial aspect of quality assurance in higher education (HE) institutions. Lack of integrity undermines trust in university diplomas and academia as a whole. Considering the digital transformation of HE institutions by the outbreak of COVID-19, there is an increased concern regarding the violations of academic integrity. All educational institutions need robust policies/procedures for managing suspicions of academic misconduct by students. Previous research has demonstrated that maturity and effectiveness of institutional policies vary greatly across institutions and between countries.

With the implementation of this project, we aim to reach the following objectives that relevant to our project results:

  • Establish a benchmark for minimum standards for academic integrity policies in Europe and beyond based on good practice internationally.
  • Provide evidence-based guidance and training materials on how to detect and deter plagiarism and contract cheating in education and training stakeholders about academic writing accompanied by good academic integrity samples on the matter.
  • Establish a support network and provide an advisory service using an interactive web portal for guidance and sharing experience for anyone affected by unethical academic conduct.

The FAITH project will focus on improving national and institutional policies for AI in HE. Through a review of educational sources globally, we will draw on best practice to create benchmarks for AI standards, policies and approaches, tuned for use in partner countries. Using well-tested questionnaires and focus groups, we will capture factors that influence student conduct. Working internationally, we will collate ideas for best practices on strategies relating to plagiarism and contract cheating. By examining all available evidence, we will formulate a holistic approach for deterring plagiarism and contract cheating. Results will be disseminated within partner countries and beyond through conferences, workshops and scientific papers. Training materials will be developed from the results for guiding managers, teachers and students in higher education. Online courses and face-to-face workshops will be developed and delivered, translated into languages of participating organisations. Course completion certificates will be issued to participants. We will also develop an online platform to provide practical advice and guidance to all victims who seek support.