Enhancing Academic Practice: A Case Study on Postgraduate Business Student and Staff Expectations and Experiences with Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence
摘要
Academic integrity is becoming increasingly complex for universities to manage with developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) software including ChatGPT and online plagiarism checkers. Through a combination of online surveys, focus groups and 1-1 semi-structured interviews, this case study seeks to enhance teaching and learning practices and policies by exploring student and staff experiences and viewpoints on academic integrity and the use of AI in learning and assessment. The study shows that international student diversity and differing educational backgrounds are key factors which determine student understanding of academic integrity. Whilst use of AI technologies is becoming increasingly difficult to detect, authentic assessments are identified as a means of mitigating plagiarism and thereby maintaining the credibility of Higher Education (HE). As universities are tasked with ensuring that students develop their digital AI literacy, inclusive of ethical use of AI, this study points to the critical role of Learning Development in helping students navigate the challenges within this dynamic HE environment.