3.3 Step 3: Build competence
The next component in an EoC is competence. Competence needs to be
built within the institution to address these needs. For example, one of
the needs for an incoming first year, who is unfamiliar with the concepts
of academic integrity, plagiarism, and referencing, is an orientation toward
the expectations and uses of academic conventions linked to these concepts at the institution. Therefore, setting up this competence includes
developing a course on academic integrity that is compulsory for all incoming first years. Another example will be to setup mechanisms of
support toward restoring justice in cases of misconduct, as well as making
students aware of various support structures available at different levels of
the institution. If deliberate action is not taken to build competence
within the institution, it would mean that the needs of an EoC are not
being met. In such instances, an institution is not taking responsibility for
their duty toward their students.