,TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS………………………………………..4
SECTION B: LITERATURE REVIEW……………………………………………………7
1. INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………..7
1.1 Background to the study………………………………………………………………...7
1.2 Context of academic integrity in higher education……………………………………..8
1.3 The emergence of artificial intelligence in education…………………………………..8
1.4 Purpose and structure of the literature review………………………………………….9
2. VARIABLES……………………………………………………………………………10
2.1 Identification of variables……………………………………………………………...10
2.2 Variable 1: Academic Integrity……………………………………………………….. 11
2.2.1 Definition of academic integrity……………………………………………………..11
2.2.2 Importance of academic integrity in higher education…………………………….. .11
2.3 Variable 2: Artificial Intelligence……………………………………………………...12
2.3.1 Definition of artificial intelligence…………………………………………………..12
2.3.2 Role of AI in academic environments……………………………………………….12
2.4 Relationship between academic integrity and artificial intelligence…………………..13
3. PREVIOUS RESEARCH……………………………………………………………….13
3.1 Student perceptions and use of AI tools in academic work……………………………13
3.2 Academic integrity challenges in the age of AI………………………………………..14
, 3.3 The impact of AI on plagiarism and scholarly writing………………………………….15
3.4 Institutional responses and academic policies on AI use………………………………..15
3.5 Ethical concerns surrounding AI in higher education…………………………………. 16
3.6 AI and academic writing practices………………………………………………………16
3.7 Perspectives from African higher education contexts…………………………………. .17
3.8 AI use in distance education and online learning environments………………………...17
3.9 Contradictory findings and debates in existing literature……………………………….18
4. PROBLEM STATEMENT……………………………………………………………….18
4.1 Identification of the research problem…………………………………………………..18
4.2 Formulation of the research question……………………………………………………19
4.3 Link between literature and the research problem………………………………………20
4.4 Gaps in existing literature……………………………………………………………….21
4.5 Justification and relevance of the study…………………………………………………21
5. CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………………………...22
5.1 Summary of key points………………………………………………………………….22
5.2 Final remarks on academic integrity and AI…………………………………………….24
REFERENCE LIST
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS………………………………………..4
SECTION B: LITERATURE REVIEW……………………………………………………7
1. INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………..7
1.1 Background to the study………………………………………………………………...7
1.2 Context of academic integrity in higher education……………………………………..8
1.3 The emergence of artificial intelligence in education…………………………………..8
1.4 Purpose and structure of the literature review………………………………………….9
2. VARIABLES……………………………………………………………………………10
2.1 Identification of variables……………………………………………………………...10
2.2 Variable 1: Academic Integrity……………………………………………………….. 11
2.2.1 Definition of academic integrity……………………………………………………..11
2.2.2 Importance of academic integrity in higher education…………………………….. .11
2.3 Variable 2: Artificial Intelligence……………………………………………………...12
2.3.1 Definition of artificial intelligence…………………………………………………..12
2.3.2 Role of AI in academic environments……………………………………………….12
2.4 Relationship between academic integrity and artificial intelligence…………………..13
3. PREVIOUS RESEARCH……………………………………………………………….13
3.1 Student perceptions and use of AI tools in academic work……………………………13
3.2 Academic integrity challenges in the age of AI………………………………………..14
, 3.3 The impact of AI on plagiarism and scholarly writing………………………………….15
3.4 Institutional responses and academic policies on AI use………………………………..15
3.5 Ethical concerns surrounding AI in higher education…………………………………. 16
3.6 AI and academic writing practices………………………………………………………16
3.7 Perspectives from African higher education contexts…………………………………. .17
3.8 AI use in distance education and online learning environments………………………...17
3.9 Contradictory findings and debates in existing literature……………………………….18
4. PROBLEM STATEMENT……………………………………………………………….18
4.1 Identification of the research problem…………………………………………………..18
4.2 Formulation of the research question……………………………………………………19
4.3 Link between literature and the research problem………………………………………20
4.4 Gaps in existing literature……………………………………………………………….21
4.5 Justification and relevance of the study…………………………………………………21
5. CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………………………...22
5.1 Summary of key points………………………………………………………………….22
5.2 Final remarks on academic integrity and AI…………………………………………….24
REFERENCE LIST
