Status and Details
October 2024 - Scheduled full review completed, approved under delegation A11 and resolution AS196/10. Changes include: • Significant editorial revisions have been made to enhance the structure and flow of the policy and present an informative and educative approach to academic integrity. Editorial changes approved under delegation A13. Academic Integrity Policy
Status
Historic
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Effective Date
24th October 2024
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Review Date
24th October 2029
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Approval Authority
Academic Senate
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Approval Date
24th October 2024
This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date
13th November 2024
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Unit Head
Mark Bassett
Director, Academic Quality and Standards
This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Author
Matilda Pittman
Policy Developer
This is the author of record for this version of the document.
Enquiries Contact
Office of Academic Quality, Standards and Integrity
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Summary of Changes from Previous Version
• Additions to include and accommodate advancements in Artificial Intelligence and align with the Student Misconduct Rule 2020.
• Additions to support students with approved Study Access Plans.
• Where appropriate, procedural detail has been moved from the policy to the Academic Integrity Procedure. • Responsibilities have been relocated from the Academic Integrity Procedure to the policy.
• Where appropriate, references to ‘similarity-checking software’ have been updated to ‘academic integrity monitoring software’.
• The types of academic breaches better aligned with the Student Misconduct Rule 2020. The policy provides a list of the types of academic breaches and the Student Misconduct Rule 2020 provides the details of each breach.