Land acknowledgment
The University of Windsor sits on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, which includes the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. It is our privilege to research, teach, work, and gather on these lands. As a settler here, I acknowledge and thank the traditional custodians of the land for their wisdom and connection to this place.
Welcome to the Academic Integrity Repository
The “Academic Integrity Repository” is an online resource which provides a learning experience involving different aspects of plagiarism and shares best practices in academic writing. With sample exercises specific to the core and elective courses offered in the Master’s of Medical Biotechnology (MMB) program, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, learners will be able to establish a strong foundation for maintaining academic integrity.
Dr. Tranum Kaur from the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Windsor developed these resources with the help of IGNITE and OOL grant funding. We hope this repository helps students understand the critical aspects of academic integrity and some of the serious consequences associated with plagiarism.
Our Team
Dr Tranum Kaur
As a university faculty, Dr. Tranum Kaur has over 13 years of teaching experience in teaching undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Kaur is currently associated with the Master of Medical Biotechnology program at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, ON, Canada. She has designed, developed, and delivered several new courses and promoted active pedagogical learning practices, experiential learning field based learning, created open textbook as an open education resource, developed immersive H5P interactive case-based exercises and facilitated clicker-based evaluation quizzes. Tranum is passionate in advancing equity, inclusivity and diversity on campus and beyond. Dr. Kaur is recipient of several prestigious awards including Dean of Science Recognition (2015), Roger Thibert Teaching Excellence (2017), and Excellence in Mentoring Award (2018). nominated for the “U” Make A Difference Award, nominated for the Student Mentoring Award (2021), Inclusive Excellence Employee Recognition Award (2023), and Dr. Alan Wright Award for Exemplary Digital Teaching Award (2023).
Ramez Ahmed
Ramez Ahmed, is a Medical Biotechnology Master’s student at the University of Windsor, ON, Canada. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology from Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India. He has worked in both medical and marketing department of a biopharmaceutical company. His passion lies in the intersection of where science meets business. His knowledge in scientific writing and management has helped him serve his role as in academic integrity resource development for this project.
Wei Liu
Wei Liu, is a Medical Biotechnology Master’s student at the University of Windsor, ON, Canada. He obtained his previous medical degree (Bachelor in Medicine) from North Sichuan Medical College, Sichuan, China and practiced for more than 10 years as a physician, radiologist and technician in Beijing. He also worked as a part of Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) system operation and maintenance engineer, also he was the coordinator between PACS service company and hospital department. He was excellent trained on problem solving, team work, as well as in medicine and diagnostic imaging area. As a graduate student now, he can easily combined his medical background to Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical industries. All of these characteristics and experiences made him serve his role as a research assistant focusing on research finding, copyright issues, html web design and IT problems in this PEARLS Grant Project.
Additional Resources
- Writing Support Desk: Visit by appointment or drop-in hours to receive assistance or attend their Citation Workshops to learn more about the different guidelines and how to integrate sources into academic writing. Email any additional questions you may have to writingsupport@uwindsor.ca.
- Leddy Library: Visit the Library’s website for avoiding plagiarism and the Library’s website for writing help to learn more about avoiding plagiarism.
- Purdue OWL Citation Chart: Refer to this chart to receive a breakdown on citations and references for different sources using MLA, APA, and CMS formats
- More about understanding and preventing plagiarism here.
- Find out about Tips for preventing plagiarism
- Student Misconduct and Bylaw 32 Petitions
- Students can also use citation and referencing tools like Cite This For Me or Citation Machine.
