Academic Integrity in the Creative Arts

Work produced during a course of study in the creative arts may differ from assessment in other disciplines in the following ways: (1) it is non-text-based: work may consist of a performance, video recording, digital or interactive work, music composition, audio recording, or physical artefact; and (2) it is creative: works demonstrate individual authorship, incorporating original and subjective elements. While breaches of academic integrity, such as plagiarism and contract-cheating, can occur in the creative arts, defining academic integrity, and detecting breaches of integrity in creative arts works is complex. This paper addresses the topics of academic integrity as authentic learning, embedding academic integrity in the creative arts curriculum, institutional academic integrity policy and the creative arts, and designing creative arts assessment for academic integrity.