Ethics + Academic Citizenship Requirement
University of Alberta graduate students are expected to uphold the highest degree of ethical practice in their education, research and professional activities.
To ensure that you understand your rights, responsibilities and obligations, all graduate students complete the Ethics and Academic Citizenship Requirement.
The requirement provides a foundational ethics education and covers principles of Academic Citizenship including:
- Academic integrity
- Research and workplace ethics
- Indigenizing and decolonizing the academy
- Equity, diversity and inclusivity
- Health and scholarly productivity
- Ethical principles in university teaching
Depending on your program of study, this may need to be supplemented by other, more specialized training. For more information, visit the Research Ethics Office and consult with your department.
What is Academic Citizenship?
Academic citizenship refers to the benefits and responsibilities of belonging to the academic community as they relate to research, teaching, learning and all interactions with and within the academic community.
These responsibilities extend to all activities where you represent the University of Alberta.
A solid foundation in academic citizenship supports a rich intellectual culture and ensures the safety, dignity and inclusion of all academic community members.
Meeting your Ethics Requirement
The University of Alberta offers INT D 710 (for master's and doctoral students) and INT D 720 (for doctoral students) to fulfill ethics requirements. These courses are available each year on August 1 for current and incoming students and are offered each term.
See INT D 710 details below »
See INT D 720 details below »
If you'd like to review your options for completing your ethics requirements based on your year of entry, please review this document .
Students who have already have an Academic Integrity and Ethics notation on their transcript program have met their requirement for their current program and do not need to take further steps.
INT D 710: Ethics and Academic Citizenship
6 hours | Asynchronous, Online | For Master's and Doctoral Students
Master’s students who have completed INT D 710 or have an Ethics and Integrity notation on their transcript are considered to have met this requirement
Course Description
INT D 710: Ethics and Academic Citizenship provides foundational knowledge of ethical principles and relevant university policies, including academic integrity, plagiarism, research ethics, conflict of interest, workplace ethics and health.
The course will appear on your official transcript record.
Course Objectives
- Equip graduate students with a basic understanding of university policy, including their rights and responsibilities
- Provide foundational knowledge of the behavioural expectations that support academic integrity, ethical research and an atmosphere of safety and dignity for all U of A community members
Learning Outcomes
- Identify ethical concerns related to academic citizenship, including Indigenous perspectives on relationship with the land, academic integrity and research ethics, information and data binding, workplace ethics and health
- Define, recognize and analyze ethical matters related to academic citizenship
Resource books
Registration
New students are automatically registered in their respective courses at the start of their program.
You will need to self-register in Bear Tracks if:
- You are starting in the fall and want to begin ethics courses in August
- You began your graduate program before fall 2022 and have not completed your ethics requirement
- You received an NC (not complete) grade in the course
INT D 720: Advanced Ethics and Academic Citizenship
2 hours | Asynchronous, Online | For Doctoral Students
Doctoral students who have completed INT D 710 are required to take INT D 720 to fulfill their ethics requirement. Doctoral students who have an Ethics and Integrity notation on their transcript have met this requirement.
Course Description
Advanced Ethics and Academic Citizenship provides advanced treatment of ethical principles that doctoral students need to be successful in their programs. Topics addressed in the course include research and scholarship, intellectual property, academic citizenship and ethical principles in university teaching.
The course will appear on your official transcript record.
Course Objectives
- Equip graduate students with an understanding of university policy, including their rights and responsibilities
- Provide doctoral students with a deeper understanding of academic citizenship, including duties, responsibilities and values related to their personal conduct, research and scholarly activities and role as educators
Learning Outcomes
- Identify ethical concerns related to Indigenizing and decolonizing the academy, academic citizenship, research and scholarship integrity and ethical principles in university teaching
- Define, recognize and analyze ethical matters related to Indigenization, research and scholarship integrity, academic citizenship and teaching and learning
Resource books
Registration
New students are automatically registered in their respective courses at the start of their program.
You will need to self-register in Bear Tracks if:
- You are starting in the fall and want to begin ethics courses in August
- You began your graduate program before fall 2022 and have not completed your ethics requirement
- You received an NC (not complete) grade in the course
Register in INT D 720 | View INT D 720 Course Outline
Contact Us
For questions about the Academic Integrity and Ethics Training Requirement, email gradpd@ualberta.ca.