"Courageous conversations" (CC) is the term used to refer to a strategy for promoting academic integrity and addressing instances of academic misconduct. They typically involve a faculty member or instructor speaking with a student suspected of engaging in academic misconduct and discussing the issue with them in a frank and honest manner. The goal is to help the student understand the seriousness of their actions and their potential consequences, while also providing an opportunity to explain their behaviour and potentially take responsibility for it.

The concept was developed by Cath Ellis of UNSW and Kane Murdoch of Macquarie University and pioneered in Australia. This concept is novel to Ireland and MTU will be one of the first institutions to lead on this.

Objectives:

1. To establish and develop an Academic Integrity Learning Community for staff and students across MTU.
2. Through this student–staff partnership, establish the basis for Courageous Conversations – the initial conversation with a student before a formal academic misconduct investigation.
3. Develop practical, accessible, user friendly MTU AI CC Guidelines (aligned with MTU policies and procedures) for staff and students which will support these courageous conversations comprising:
of the use of tools for plagiarism like ChatGPT.

To learn more, please visit the TLU website

• Best Practice in Upholding and Cultivating Academic Integrity