Academic Integrity
What does academic integrity mean in the context of the EE?
Ensuring that your work is honestly and genuinely your own and that you properly acknowledge the work of others.
Who must confirm that the EE is authentic before submission?
the student and the supervisor
What does "double dipping" mean?
Using content from one submitted DP assessment again in another assessment, such as reusing submitted IA content in the EE.
How many full drafts can a supervisor comment on?
One
A student copies information from a website into their EE without citing it. What IB principle have they violated?
Academic integirty/proper citing and referencing
A supervisor is unsure whether a student's EE is actually their own work. Name ONE thing the supervisor could do to investigate.
Sarah wrote an IA about a particular topic.
She decides to write her EE on the exact same investigation and copies several paragraphs from her IA into her EE.
Is this okay?
No, the same submitted content cannot be duplicated in another assessment.
After the supervisor receives the final version of the EE and discusses it with the student, can the student make changes before submission?
No, except when changes are necessary because of an administrative error.
True or False: If you paraphrase information from a source instead of directly copying it, you don't need to cite the source.
False, paraphrased ideas still come from a source and need to be acknowledged.
Your friend says:
“My supervisor doesn't know I had someone else write a few paragraphs, so I'm probably fine.” What's the problem?
The work is no longer entirely the student's own, so its authenticity is compromised and it could be treated as academic misconduct.
Jake used a journal article for his IA.
Later, he finds that the same article would be useful for his EE.
Has Jake automatically violated the double-dipping rule?
No
Emily submits her final EE.
Her supervisor discusses it with her.
Emily notices that she could improve her conclusion and asks to take the essay back for one last revision.
No