3: Creating an Ethos of Academic Integrity Using an Automated Online Management System

Academic honesty is a serious concern for many educators in higher education institutions (Levine & Pazdernik, 2018). The rise of access to information via the Internet increased student temptation and ability to copy content into work also increased at a high rate. The International Center for Academic Integrity (n.d.) reported statistics for academic honesty issues based on survey data from 2002 to 2015. Of the 71,300 undergraduate respondents, 39% admitted to cheating on tests, 62% admitted to cheating on written assignments and 68% cheated on either tests or written work. Approximately, 17,000 graduate students responded to the same survey. Seventeen percent admitted cheating on tests, 40% admitted cheating on written assignments and 42% admitted cheating on tests or written assignments. These statistics illustrate the challenges educators face with academic honesty in higher education settings.