Pathway Construction and Practical Exploration of Postgraduate Integrity Education in the Context of Educational Digital Transformation_Vol. 2 No. 5 (JHET 2025)_Journal of Higher Education Teaching (ISSN: 3005-5776)

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Pathway Construction and Practical Exploration of Postgraduate Integrity Education in the Context of Educational Digital Transformation

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jhet.202515542

Author(s)

Xihuang Lai*

Affiliation(s)

Graduate School, North China University of Technology, Beijing, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

While the digital transformation of education presents new opportunities for postgraduate integrity education, it also poses challenges, such as technological misuse and difficulties in conveying values. Based on the principle that "digitalisation is the means, integrity is the standard, and quality is the goal," this study constructs a comprehensive framework for postgraduate integrity education, with the "multi-dimensional integrity portfolio" at its core. It further establishes three synergistic safeguarding mechanisms—ethical constraints, dynamic optimisation, and whole-staff participation—to ensure the systematic and sustainable implementation of the proposed pathways. By incorporating the architectural design of the "undergraduate-postgraduate integrated platform" in a sample institution and validating it against existing operational systems, the study confirms the feasibility of the framework and identifies its phased implementation characteristics. Empirical evidence, including the steady rise in thesis originality compliance rates and the reflective case of AIGC tool misjudgment, supports the relevance of the mechanisms. This research provides both a theoretical foundation and actionable strategies to help higher education institutions transition integrity education from a focus on technological application to a deeper, value-based integration. The approach provides theoretical foundations and practical guidance to help higher education institutions advance integrity education from tool application towards value integration.

Keywords

Postgraduate Education; Integrity Education; Digital Transformation; Integrity Portfolio; Pathway Construction

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