Academic Integrity Week
Academic Integrity is vital to upholding the standards of excellence and rigor consistent with our Unifying Values. Academic Integrity Week is a time to reinforce our commitment to honesty, ethics, and responsibility in academia. Sessions focus on topics for students and instructors, including:
- Deterring and detecting plagiarism and inappropriate collaboration
- Artificial Intelligence and chatbots like ChatGPT – implications for academic integrity and pedagogy reform
- Research anxiety and student well-being
- Reporting procedures and disciplinary actions for integrity violations
- Fostering a culture of integrity, excellence, and accountability through assignments and classroom policies
Recorded Sessions
Using MOSS to Detect Plagiarism
Supporting Students Who Learn Differently
This workshop takes care to ensure that students with learning differences understand the nuances of research methodology and proper APA guidelines for writing academic papers. Students receive customized instructions to help them navigate the complexities of research and APA requirements and combat errors leading to potential academic integrity issues.
–Wanda Cumberlander, USC Bovard College
Success Strategies for Meeting Your Academic Potential
Red Flag or Lapse in Judgement: Addressing Academic Integrity Issues
Navigating Academic Integrity Policies & Use of AI-tools from the Perspective of International Students
USC Libraries Resources for Instructors in Support of Teaching & Learning
This session led by USC Libraries’ Head of Instruction & Assessment Michaela Ullmann will provide a short overview of tools, services, and resources available from the USC Libraries for USC instructors in support of teaching and learning.
Includes the process of requesting in-person library instruction sessions tailored to course content and learning outcomes, as well as other resources, including asynchronous tools such as tutorials and Research Guides.
Using Artificial Intelligence Augmented Assignments to Teach Academic Integrity
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Using AI Ethically in your Research
Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds immense potential to support students in their research. However, with this power comes a responsibility to ensure that AI is implemented and utilized ethically. This workshop aims to provide participants with a comprehensive introduction to the ethical considerations surrounding the use of AI in research. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to critically assess the ethical implications of AI in research to ensure responsible and ethical AI development and deployment. Key topics of the presentation include: Ensuring transparency and acknowledgment in AI-driven research projects. Navigating ethical considerations in data collection, usage, and privacy Recognizing biases in AI algorithms. OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT (Feb 16 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/
The Timed Revision Exam
To mitigate issues of equity and academic integrity with the traditional WRIT 340 portfolio assignment, I propose a summative final assessment in the form of an in-person exam in which students re-write a short portion of their own previously submitted work. Distinct from a traditional timed essay exam, this assessment consists of a timed revision of a student’s own work, with the type, style, and goal of the revision determined by a course-specific prompt. This format captures a significant portion of the benefits of the traditional portfolio in terms of assessing revision skills and critical thinking regarding one’s writing, while also clarifying the degree of student understanding of curricular principles and decreasing the likelihood of cheating.
Opening Dialogues: Strategies for Faculty to Address Academic Integrity
During this panel discussion, learn effective strategies to initiate conversations with students, fostering an open and non-confrontational dialogue when you have academic integrity concerns. Our expert panel will guide you on recommended practices for reaching out to students, offering support, and addressing emotional reactions that may arise during the conversation. Equip yourself with the tools to handle academic integrity concerns during this hour.
Four Ways of Using Sources
Learn approaches to integrating sources to reduce academic integrity issues.
Fakin' the Citation
Discussing conditions under which Generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT) is more likely to hallucinate citations and abstracts to research papers. Provide easy ways to change your writing assignments to reduce the appeal of using ChatGPT and ways to identify potential ChatGPT-created citations. And expand on ways USC Libraries resources can assist in determining if a cited article is real or hallucinatory.
USC Librarians Jennifer Silverman and Michaela Ullman share tips and techniques to successfully identify and avoid submitting plagiarized academic work.
Ariana Varela, Information Literacy Instruction Librarian at USC Libraries, will discuss incorporating critical information literacy skills and citation justice into your research. Participants will practice citation chaining and learn about resources available to help track your research and citations.

