Academic Integrity Micro Course
Code: AIMC 100
Duration: 10 weeks
Hours: 10
Domestic Tuition: $0.00
International Tuition: $0.00
Description
This course helps students understand academic integrity expectations, why plagiarism and the use of artificial intelligence tools are considered serious academic violations. Students will explore the potential academic and professional consequences of misconduct while building the skills needed to engage in honest scholarship. Emphasis is placed on developing practical strategies for ethical research, effective academic writing, and proper citation, while ensuring all work reflects students’ own knowledge, critical thinking, and professional voice.
Objectives
- By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Define plagiarism and academic misconduct
- Explain why academic integrity matters in education and professional life
- Properly paraphrase, summarize, and cite sources
- Identify appropriate and inappropriate uses of AI tools
- Apply ethical decision-making to academic work
Prerequisites
- Admission to program