IMPLEMENTATION OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES AT THE I. HORBACHEVSKY TERNOPIL NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF UKRAINE: PRACTICE AND PROSPECTS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11603/m.2414-5998.2025.4.15868Keywords:
academic integrity; academic dishonesty; TNMU; plagiarism; educational and scientific department for independent testing of higher education applicants’ knowledge.Abstract
Abstract. The article presents that academic integrity is determined by certain factors, including the globalization of science, the formation of ethical and civic values, the strengthening of trust and reputation, the digital transformation of the educational process, and society’s growing demands for the quality of professional training of specialists. The scientific investigation includes aspects of academic integrity at I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. Academic integrity is regulated by the following recommendations and regulations: «Regulations on academic integrity and ethics in academic relations at the I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine», «Regulations on the detection and prevention of academic plagiarism at the I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine», «Regulations on the Academic Integrity Promotion Group at the I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine», «Regulations on the Academic Integrity Commission and the Ethics and Conflict Management Commission at the I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine», «Recommendations for higher education institutions on developing and implementing a university system for ensuring academic integrity». The scientific study analyzes the activities of the scientific and educational department of independent testing of knowledge of applicants to higher education institutions. The main tasks of the department are: organizational and methodological work on the creation, accounting, and proper storage of test tasks for conducting independent testing of higher education applicants’ knowledge; planning and organizing centralized independent assessment of higher education applicants’ knowledge during the exam session; monitoring the effectiveness and quality of testing higher education applicants’ knowledge.
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