The Academic Integrity Officer (AIO), whose role is funded by SATLE, has engaged in a multi-faceted approach to support the building of a culture of academic integrity within DCU and beyond. Specifically, for professional development, the AIO created and delivered several workshops on academic integrity, including topics on GenAI & academic integrity for staff. The AIO has been leading the reiteration of the National Forum’s Digital GenAI badge in DCU staff. For the National Academic Integrity Week, the AIO coordinated a staff session and a student contest to celebrate the week. The AIO also participated in a panel discussion followed by an invited guest speaker from Brock University on academic integrity, an event coordinated by ILTA, NAIN, and DCU. Moreover, the AIO has given talks to School of Nursing Industry Partners, ECIU visitors from INSA- Rennes in France, and in a National Forum Associates’ meeting. As a member of NAIN, the AIO has been collaborating with other AIOs to proceed with a Delphi-method survey project to analyse Academic Integrity Officer roles and responsibilities, which aims to create guidance for positioning AIO related roles across Irish HEIs and Education and Training Boards. The AIO also collaborated with other AIOs and co-published a blog post for the International Centre for Academic Integrity (ICAI). As for policy and procedures, the AIO has been coordinating the enrollment and supervision of the Mandatory Academic Integrity Training program required for students who are confirmed of academic misconduct. The AIO has also been contributing to the reviewing of the university’s Academic Integrity Policy and Misconduct Procedures. For supporting SATLE initiatives in DCU, the AIO offered tailored support for these initiatives. A flexibility approach is adopted to support SATLE projects based on specific needs from SATLE project leaders and discipline-specific requests on academic integrity. The Academic Integrity Officer also promoted the sharing of developed academic integrity resources from SATLE beyond local level to university level and national level.

