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Faculty Tutorial on Promoting Academic Integrity
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This tutorial is intended for self-paced review by faculty in all disciplines at Northern Illinois University. The objectives of this tutorial are to:

•  increase faculty's awareness of cheating and plagiarism, and their consequences,
offer strategies to help faculty design their course activities effectively, and
provide faculty with tips on preparing themselves to handle academic dishonesty incidents better.

The purpose of the tutorial is to promote academic integrity and not to cover university policies and procedures on academic dishonesty or academic dishonesty.  Faculty members are requested to use the tutorial for educational purposes only, and consult their department chair, dean, or appropriate university personnel for clarifications on university policies and procedures on academic dishonesty-related issues. The tutorial is not meant to be a comprehensive resource on academic integrity but is intended only to be a supplementary resource for self-paced review purposes.

The content pages of this tutorial include answers to FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) and tips. The information presented in the tutorial has been compiled from various sources including existing literature, online resources, and contributions from faculty, staff, and students at NIU.

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