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Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is a commitment to six fundamental values: honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage. In an educational or research setting, it means producing work that is entirely your own, accurately citing sources, and conducting yourself ethically without resorting to cheating or plagiarism.

Academic honesty is fundamental to the integrity of the University and the global academic community. The University is committed to ensuring that assessment procedures are fair for all and are not compromised by the actions of students who engage in academic misconduct. The University’s instructors monitor the originality of work submitted for assessment (for example, design of assessments, consistency of writing style, awareness of key texts) and are required to make use of electronic plagiarism detection software. Citation and referencing conventions for particular subject areas and courses are given in course materials and students are expected to make themselves familiar with the conventions required for particular pieces of work, as these may not be the same for all courses.

Undergraduate students will gain knowledge of what constitutes academic integrity and will be introduced to academic practices that will help them avoid academic misconduct during their studies at the University. However, Masters level students are expected to possess such knowledge and to have mastered such practices before they enter into the University.

Examples of Academic Dishonesty in Coursework

  • Receiving help from, or giving help to, another student in class tests and examinations.
  • Providing or making unauthorised material accessible to another student during an examination, even if the material is not used by that student.
  • Deliberately interfering with or damaging the academic work of others.
  • Submitting another person’s work as their own, or giving their own work to someone else for this purpose.
  • Submitting AI generated work as their own when generative AI has been used in a prohibited manner.
  • Submitting AI generated work as their own without declaring permitted use of AI.
  • Submitting work as their own when it has been purchased from an essay mill, ghost scholar service, or electronic tutor.
  • Submitting their own work when it has been substantially edited or revised by another person, or providing an unauthorised editing service for others.
  • Submitting work containing material from books, articles, websites, or other sources without proper citation and bibliographic references.
  • Resubmitting substantially the same piece of work for more than one course.
  • Colluding with one or more people to produce work that is submitted individually as their own.
  • Fabricating research findings, interview data, experimental results, or other academic evidence.
  • Helping another student to commit any of the above acts.

Examples of Academic Dishonesty in Examinations

  • Copying from, or giving help to, another examination candidate.
  • Bringing unauthorised materials into the examination room, including notes in any format, blank paper, or any device capable of storing or accessing information, such as a mobile phone or smartwatch, unless the device is medically required for essential health monitoring, for example, a continuous glucose monitoring system such as the FreeStyle Libre.
  • Impersonating another examination candidate.
  • Communicating in any way with another candidate or person, except an invigilator.
  • Removing examination scripts or booklets, blank or otherwise, from the examination room.
  • Attempting to re enter an examination room after invigilation has begun, unless in an SEN room with approved comfort breaks, or leaving within the final 15 minutes.
  • Helping another candidate to commit any of the above acts.

There are penalties for academic dishonesty whether intentional or unintentional, so it is important that you are FULLY informed of acceptable and unacceptable academic behaviours.

Consult the University Policies:

ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT POLICY
ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT REPORTING AND APPEALS POLICY: COURSEWORK
ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT REPORTING AND APPEALS POLICY: EXAMS

Access Support:

  1. Ask a Librarian
    You can visit the library on campus or email at [email protected]
    The library has also produced a helpful page of resources on Sharepoint for students.
  2. Consult the Writing Centre
    The writing centre hosts bookable sessions each term in which students can consult a faculty member about their academic writing and research. Appointments are available in person and online.
  3. Work with a Peer Tutor
    Peer tutors are available to support you with your academic work throughout the term. Simply view their profiles and make contact in order to book an appointment
  4. Speak to your Course Instructor
    All faculty instructors have office hours and can support you with answers to questions about assignments as well as expectations on acceptable use of academic sources, etc.