Types of Academic Misconduct
The ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ outlines a range of actions that are breaches of academic integrity. Depending on the severity and circumstances, these may be considered as academic misconduct or as poor academic practice.
Breaches typically fall into these categories:
Breach | Meaning |
Plagiarism | Copying another author's (published or not) words or ideas without acknowledgment and presenting them as your own |
Recycling/self-plagiarism | Re-using old work in new assessments |
Collusion | Collaborating on assignments which should be completed individually |
Ghost writing/ contract cheating | Asking or paying someone to write or rewrite your assignment, in part or whole, or doing this for someone else |
Impersonation/cheating in exams | Completing someone else's exam, having someone complete your exam, or any behaviours in breach of exam rules |
Fabrication | Making up data, research, references, or information in an assignment |
While sometimes these breaches are accidental or unintentional, they always carry consequences. The good thing is that there are counter-actions and behaviours we can nurture to ensure we do not breach academic integrity:
Breach | Do Not | Do |
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Recycling/self-plagiarism |
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Collusion |
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Ghost writing/contract cheating |
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Impersonation/cheating in exams |
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Fabrication |
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The Best practice principles page further illustrates best practices for producing work with integrity.
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