Assessment malpractice policy

Examples of minor cases could include:

1. receiving undue help in good faith because instructions have been misunderstood
2. copying a couple of sentences or using someone else’s diagrams
3. copying small amounts of text from books without direct acknowledgement, but which does not make a significant contribution to the overall work
4. downloading small amounts of information from internet without acknowledgement
5. using another’s artwork
6. not referencing work properly
7. failing to acknowledge the source of a small section of an assignment

Examples of moderate cases could include:

1. copying from books without acknowledgement which has a significant contribution to the overall work
2. limited plagiarism from professional work
3. limited copying of another candidate’s work or excessive help within one piece of work
4. limited downloading of information from the internet or the use of model answers downloaded from the internet
5. limited use of AI without acknowledgement
6. repeated minor cases.

Examples of serious cases could include:

1. extensive copying of textbooks in one piece of work or limited copying in two or more pieces of work which makes a significant contribution to the work or works
2. extensive plagiarism of professional works (more than 100 words)
3. buying, selling or stealing of work
4. repeated evidence of extensive use of information from the internet without acknowledgement or using model internet answers
5. using past candidates’ work from previous years
6. undue help from outside InspireU
7. extensive use of AI without acknowledgement
8. repeated moderate cases