1. CASS Academic Integrity Briefing

2. Academic integrity All the work you submit must be original
You must not cheat or copy
If you do breach academic integrity guidelines, there are consequences
“Academic integrity” refers to the University’s expectation that all the work students submit as part of their assessment has been written or created by the student; that the work is original. If a student submits work that is not original (i.e. the student has cheated or copied), there are consequences. If a lecturer or tutor detects a breach of academic integrity, he or she will follow a process set down by the University. In every case of poor academic practice or academic misconduct, a note will be added to the student’s file or transcript.

3. Consequences First / Minor errors
Feedback is provided to assist student to improve
Transgression is not reported

4. Examples (or provide specific examples from your discipline)
Type of breach
Examples (or provide specific examples from your discipline)
Consequences
The first time a student makes a very minor mistake in terms of providing the reader with sufficient information to be able to identify the source material.
(Often the first assignment for the semester)
Minimal errors in identifying the source (for example, missing year, missing title, missing page numbers) OR
One incidence of text-matching that is not referenced
Student will receive feedback from the lecturer or tutor about correct practice in academic writing.
The student may need to be educated concerning how to correctly paraphrase; how to correctly quote material; how to correctly reference.
Students may have a reduction of marks as per the marking rubric.

5. Consequences Poor Academic Practice
Student’s actions will be reported and the transcript will be annotated
Penalties will be applied
Feedback is provided to assist student to improve

6. Examples (or provide specific examples from your discipline)
Type of breach
Examples (or provide specific examples from your discipline)
Consequences
Poor academic practice
(Often later assignments in the semester)
Multiple errors (within one assessment task) in identifying the source (for example, missing year, missing title, missing page numbers) OR
More than one incidence of text- matching that is not referenced – source cannot be identified
One incident of clear copying, including copying from previous assignment  
Penalties will be applied, although the lecturer’s goal is to educate the student about how to improve their practice.
Penalties may include one or more of the following:
Resubmission of assignment
Counselling
Reprimanding
Requirement that student attend academic skills sessions
Reduced marks
Academic Standards and Quality Office (ASQO) will be informed as per the Review Officer flowchart.
course_convener_academic_integrity _flowchart.pdf

7. Consequences Academic misconduct
Student’s behaviour will be investigated
Student’s actions will be reported and the transcript will be annotated
Penalties will be applied
Student may be suspended or excluded from the University

8. Examples (or provide specific examples from your discipline)
Type of breach
Examples (or provide specific examples from your discipline)
Consequences
Academic misconduct
Multiple instances of the source material not able to be identified
Clear evidence of copying, poor referencing, poor paraphrasing, collusion, plagiarism.
The student’s behaviour is knowing, intentional, reckless, wilful, or premeditated; and/or
The conduct is a repeat breach (generally indicated on student’s transcript); and/or
There are no compelling mitigating circumstances to explain the behaviour; and/or
Student’s explanation is inconsistent  
The case will be referred to ASQO. It will beinvestigated by the Inquiry Officer as per the flowchart.
Penalties may include one or more of the following:
Reprimanding
Requirement that student attend academic skills sessions
Counselling.
Zero for that piece of assessment
Zero for the whole course
Students who are found guilty of academic misconduct may be suspended or excluded from the University.
course_convener_academic_integrity _flowchart.pdf

9. In signing the document, students are agreeing that their work is original.
Students are required to state, when they submit work for assessment, that the work is original.