About the event

Majan University College will be holding Oman’s first National Symposium on Academic Integrity on 8th March, 2023. The NSAI 2023 will be organised under the patronage of H.E. Prof. Rahma bint Ibrahim Al Mahrooqi, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. The event will be supported by Turnitin, a global company dedicated to ensuring the integrity of education and meaningfully improving learning outcomes. The keynote address for the event will be delivered by Dr Thomas Lancaster, Senior Teaching Fellow, Imperial College London and Aaron Yaverski, Regional VP of Turnitin (EMEA). There will be an opportunity to engage with Turnitin experts during the course of the symposium.

The symposium aims to address issues related to academic integrity such as plagiarism, contract cheating and the impact of AI chatbots like ChatGPT and other similar tools. The symposium will attract lecturers, researchers, administrators and students from around the Sultanate. In addition, the event will host a session delivered by a reputed industry professional.

By the end of the symposium, participants are expected to have further developed their awareness of best practices in dealing with integrity issues in academia.

Event Date: 8^th March, 2023

Venue: MUC Campus, Maha Auditorium, Al Maha Block

Speakers

• Keynote Speakers
• Speakers
• HEI Panelists
• HEI Student Panelists

Keynote Speaker

Aaron Yaverski | Regional Vice President of EMEA, Turnitin

Aaron Yaverski joined Turnitin in 2019 with the focus of managing the global alliances team, it was then in 2020 his role transitioned to Regional Vice President of EMEA leading the EMEA GTM Team. Prior to this Aaron’s roles included Managing Director at McGraw-Hill Education and Vice President (legal and capital markets) at Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. Aaron has also held leadership positions with companies including Computer Associates, Gartner and IBM and has extensive experience in the education, publishing and technology industries.

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Thomas Lancaster | Academic Integrity Researcher

Dr. Thomas Lancaster is an internationally connected academic leader, with extensive experience of working with educational technology companies and international media. An accomplished teacher of students and academic staff. His academic credentials include course leadership, project management, generating research funding, project leadership and inspirational teaching. Dr. Thomas is an Experienced Computer Science academic and edtech expert at Imperial College London, Computing Researcher and speaker on contract cheating, plagiarism and academic integrity.

Dr. Ramiz ur Rahman | New threats to Academic Integrity: Problems and Solutions

Associate Professor, Sohar University

Dr. Syed Ziaur Rahman | Ensuring Academic Integrity in the Era of Chatbots - A Challenge and an Opportunity

Head of Faculty (IT), Majan University College

Fathiya Al Aisari | Moral/Personal Values and Academic Integrity

Finance Operations, Petroleum Development Oman

Dr. Mustafa Ali Khalaf | Validation of a scale measuring subjective norms toward plagiarism among undergraduates

Assistant Professor, Sultan Qaboos University

Professor Ehsan Rassaei | Protecting Students against Contract Cheating and other Forms of Academic Misconduct

Head of Research, Majan University College

Dr. Divyajyothi M.G | Cracking the Code: Decoding the Fundamental Pillars of Academic Integrity

IT Faculty, University of Technology & Applied Sciences - Al Musannah

Khalid Majid Ali Al Busaidi | Academic Integrity in Healthcare Education

Director - Department of Training and Studies, Royal Hospital

Dr. Anand S | Academic Integrity in Higher Education: Emerging Threats and Challenges

Director of Postgraduate Studies, Research and Innovation, College of Banking and Financial Studies

Dr. Abdul Hakim Mohamed | Academic Integrity ethos at A'Sharqiyah University

Associate Professor, A'Sharqiyah University

Nabila Al Macki | Deputy Dean, Majan University College

Aaron Yaverski | Regional VP, Turnitin (EMEA)

Dr. Fatma Al Balushi | Deputy Director General of Administration and Financial Affairs, OAAAQA

Amr Abdullah Baabood | CEO of GHEDEX

Rabia Al Balushi | Diploma Year 2, University of Technology & Applied Sciences - Al Musannah

Siddarth Sunil | Final Year Bachelor of Engineering, Middle East College

Hassan Saleh Al Hinai | HND Business in Finance Semester 2, College of Banking and Financial Studies

Aziza Haidar Al Balushi | Bachelor in Business Studies Level 3, Arab Open University

Al Hasan Yousif Al Alawi | Business and Management Level 5, Gulf College

Amira Alsaegh | English Language Studies Level 6, Majan University College

Symposium Schedule

Symposium Themes

• How to build a culture of Academic Integrity
• New threats to Academic Integrity
• Good practices in promoting Academic Integrity
• Student role in promoting the culture of Academic Integrity
• Critical role of assessments in promoting Academic Integrity
• Moral/Personal values and Academic Integrity
• Innovative strategies for preventing academic misconduct
• Defining Academic Integrity

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