The UL Student Charter at UL (under Integrity, page 6) states that: The University expects students not to plagiarise (i.e., present another’s ideas or writings as their own), fabricate or falsify data, commission others to complete assessments or engage in academic cheating in any form whatsoever.
Additionally, Academic Regulations provide rules around examination procedures and the authenticity of a student’s own work (section 5.1.4), and Section 6 outlines the principles that apply to all persons studying in the university.
Handling plagiarism
When an instance of plagiarism is identified, the module leader can manage it locally or send it to the Advocate for investigation.
Lecturers may choose to have a careful conversation with the student (i.e. no allegations) and decide then on what the best avenue might be.
For example, they may decide to offer potential for resubmission or may decide to send to the Office of University Advocates.
AI Detection
Please note: Effective from 4 April 2023, all new similarity reports in Turnitin contain an AI Indicator, separate from the normal similarity score.
However, emerging advice points to the need to place emphasis on robust assessment design rather than surveillance.
Resources
National Academic Integrity Week, 2021
National Academic Integrity Week, 2021 panel session recording
National Academic Integrity Week, 2021 session slides (PDF)
National resources
IUA Academic Integrity in Online Assessment
National Academic Integrity Network
Tools to detect and deter plagiarism
Best practices to promote academic integrity
Designing out plagiarism for online assessment
UL Talks - Academic writing and referencing
Webinars: copyright and online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authentic online oral assessment - an examination replacement
Detecting and addressing contract cheating in online assessment