Student academic honesty

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All students and staff should be familiar with the contents of the Code of Practice for Student Academic Honesty.

How plagiarism is dealt with in the ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences
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1. CARELESS BREACHES

When a careless breach is detected:

1.1 the marker will interview the student and explain the nature and extent of the plagiarism.

1.2 the marker will explain to the student that an academic penalty (e.g. a grading penalty) may be applied. Any decision to fail a piece of work as a result of a careless breach must be made in consultation with a second marker.

1.3 the marker will direct the student to counselling. As a start, the student should examine the documents giving advice on academic writing, referencing, and avoiding plagiarism on the website of the Academic Skills and Learning Centre.

1.4 the marker will notify the course convener of the case.

1.5 the course convener will place a record of the case on file at School/Centre level. The course convener will send a record of the case (including a description of the code breach), and a statement that the student has been counselled, to the College Dean (form to be used). This record will be countersigned by the Dean and placed on a central file maintained by the University for this purpose.

2. DELIBERATE BREACHES

When a deliberate breach is detected:

2.1 the marker (if not the course convener) will provide the course convener with details of the case.

2.2 the course convener will provide details of the case to the Head of School/Centre.

2.3 the Head of School/Centre, in consultation with the convener, will confirm the appropriate punitive penalty. If, in the opinion of the course convener and the Head of School/Centre, the extent of the plagiarism is sufficiently substantial, a mark of zero will normally be awarded for the piece of work.

2.4 a record of the breach, signed by the Sub-Dean or equivalent, will be placed on the student's central file.

2.5 the conduct will be referred to the Dean of the College for consideration of appropriate action to be taken under the Discipline Rules of the University.

3. APPEALS

Where a penalty has been applied for plagiarism, a student has recourse to academic appeals tribunals.

3.1. Where the penalty results in a failure in the course overall, an appeal may be made under the provisions of the Assessment Review and Appeals Policy

3.2 Where a penalty has been imposed on part assessment for a course, an appeal may be made in writing to the College Dean for a review of the decision. Such requests should normally be submitted within fourteen days of the notification of the decision. The review of that decision should be completed within fourteen days of the request.