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Academic Integrity Statement

The document outlines the university's policy on academic integrity and misconduct such as plagiarism, self-plagiarism, commissioning others to complete work, and cheating. It defines each type of misconduct and notes that students are responsible for submitting original work. Any allegations of academic misconduct will be investigated and penalties applied depending on the severity of the breach. The document provides guidance on submitting assessments, including properly referencing work and including an integrity declaration.

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Academic Integrity Statement

The document outlines the university's policy on academic integrity and misconduct such as plagiarism, self-plagiarism, commissioning others to complete work, and cheating. It defines each type of misconduct and notes that students are responsible for submitting original work. Any allegations of academic misconduct will be investigated and penalties applied depending on the severity of the breach. The document provides guidance on submitting assessments, including properly referencing work and including an integrity declaration.

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Academic integrity, academic misconduct & plagiarism statement

The University requires all students to act with the highest standard of academic integrity. In
relation to assessment submission, a student must demonstrate honesty and integrity in the
completion of their work, ensuring that any submission is free from the following:

• Plagiarism – defined as the use of the work of other students, past or present, or a
student’s own work submitted to another module (see self-plagiarism below), or
substantial and unacknowledged use of published material presented as the student’s
own work
• Self-plagiarism – defined the use of a student’s own work — partially or in full —
submitted for the purpose of obtaining credit (as part of an assessment) on a different
module, past or present, except where explicitly permitted within the terms of
assessment.
• Commissioning others to complete work – including the use of essay mills, paid for
assignments and work obtained through others.
• Collusion – defined as working with others to produce and submit work out with the
allowed parameters of group work and peer learning, including allowing others to copy
or submit work you have completed
• Cheating – including the use of forbidden materials, attempting to subvert a formal
examination

We expect all students to take personal responsibility for meeting the appropriate standards
regarding academic integrity— all important information regarding academic misconduct,
referencing and plagiarism can be found in the university regulations 3.49–3.55 and appendix
A ‘Examples of misconduct’.

Any student alleged to have breached the University’s regulations in relation to academic
integrity may be investigated. If found that the university’s expectations for academic integrity
in any of the above categories have been breached, that breach will be categorized as “minor”,
“serious” or “major” as per the UWS Plagiarism Procedure and the appropriate penalty applied.

It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that they seek information and advice on the
avoidance of academic misconduct (plagiarism). If a student experiences difficulties, or would
want to make sure that their referencing meets the university’s requirements, they should not
hesitate to speak to their tutor, the library and/or the Careers & Skills team.

Guidance on submitting an assessment


You should abide by the following principles in your practice, except where explicitly
permitted within a module or programme.
✓ You are expected to present in an academic manner and to provide

evidence from theoretical literature to substantiate you discussion and analysis;


✓ Your work should to be fully referenced using the Harvard Style (seek advice from your

Tutor/Moodle QuickLinks if you are unsure);


✓ Your work should be submitted through Turnitin, submissions of electronic copies via

email will not be accepted (unless explicitly stated otherwise);


✓ Where your work involves primary data collection you abide by the School of Business
and Creative Industries Code of Ethics
✓ You are required to add the following declaration to each of your written assessments,
outlining that you fully comprehend the meaning of academic integrity and confirm your
adherence:

Declaration
I hereby declare that:
✓ I have read and understood Regulations 3.49—3.55 of Chapter 3 of the Regulatory
Framework of the University of the West of Scotland regarding cheating and
plagiarism;
✓ This assessment is the result of my own work, except for those parts that are
explicitly referenced, and contribution of others is clearly indicated;
✓ No material presented in this assessment has been written, wholly or in parts, by any
other person(s);
✓ This assessment has not been submitted — partially or in full — in support of the
completion of assessment(s) on any other module, regardless of previously or the
current academic year (self-plagiarism).
Date:

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