Academic Integrity is an important element that governs all practices during your study- it is a fundamental principle that applies to all members of the University community (i.e. members of staff, researchers, and students) - ensuring your academic work is honest, ethical and accurate is of the upmost importance. When we talk about Academic Integrity, we are looking at its alignment with the development of good academic practice, which is expected of all members of the University of Wolverhampton’s academic community. For students, Academic Misconduct, and its avoidance is a big part of this.
Academic Misconduct refers to mutiple methods in which you can compromise your Academic Integrity during your studies. There are three elements of Academic Misconduct, they are:
- Plagiarism
- Collusion
- Cheating
Any type of misconduct may be intentional or unintentional but either way, the accusation is serious and can have a serious impact on your time at University of Wolverhampton.
Wolves Students’ Union aims to strengthen student’s knowledge of aspects of Academic Misconduct before it has taken place (intentionally or unintentionally) and provide you with the support mechanisms you need to prevent it happening again.
The Students’ Union’s Academic Integrity campaign will address three areas:
- Education and Awareness
- Communication and Confidence
- Support and Skills
This campaign is not a substitute for advice and we still recommend that you get in touch with our Advice and Representation Team if you have been accused of committing plagiarism or collusion or communicate with your Personal Tutor if you need support before submitting your work.
Why we are running this campaign
This campaign will be running as a result of the increase in the number of students who engaged in Poor Academic Practice, particularly looking at the support in place for our international student provision who study at the University of Wolverhampton.