Academic integrity is of vital importance in academia, and unfortunately, this is not something that comes naturally to students, regardless of their background. As Suzie Lavallee, Vantage College’s Academic Director, put it: “Academic integrity isn’t added onto the curriculum—it is the curriculum.”

In this episode of References, we sit down with Dr. Alys Avalos-Rivera, an AEP Lecturer with Vantage Engineering, and Dr. Suzie Lavallee, to discuss the importance of academic integrity in the student’s scholarly journey and the many pitfalls that they may be unaware of when learning to cite their sources. It’s not just “tipping your hat” at the person who said something first, but rather, an opportunity for you to join in on the dialogue of a particular subject matter.

Listen to our first episode in season 2, learn about the importance of academic integrity and misconduct and how they are not the same.