Definition overview
1 Definition
Academic Misconduct means all actions, or attempts to do actions, whether intentional or unintentional, which:
- breach Academic Integrity;
- undermine the core values of Academic Integrity; or
- fail to meet the standards of Academic Integrity.
Academic Misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- misrepresenting, fabricating or falsifying, acquiring, accessing or purchasing, providing or making available, or using, information, materials, services or equipment that results in obtaining, or is likely to have the effect of obtaining, for oneself or any other person, an unauthorised academic advantage relative to other Students with regard to a Formal Examination, work placement or other Assessment work;
- failing to comply with examination or assessment rules or directions; or
- inappropriate collaboration or Collusion;
- Plagiarism or knowingly enabling another Student to plagiarise their work;
- cheating and contract cheating;
- impersonation of a Student or University Employee or allowing oneself to be impersonated in order to gain an unauthorised academic advantage relative to other Students.
Specific examples of Academic Misconduct include, but are not limited to:
- submitting Assessment work that has previously been assessed and counted towards completion of another Course;
- tampering, or attempting to tamper, with Examination scripts, class work, grades or class records;
- use of a document, required of the Student by the University (e.g. medical certificate or other supporting documentation), that has been falsified or altered and which results in an unauthorised academic advantage;
- falsely representing the contribution made by an individual Student to group Assessment work.
2 References
USQ Defined.
3 Definition Information
| Approved Date | 12/2/2020 |
| Effective Date | 12/2/2020 |
| Record No | 14/132PL |