Academic honesty and integrity are fundamental principles of the University as an institution devoted to the pursuit of excellence in learning, teaching, research and service, and to respecting the value and dignity of each person. Conduct which breaches academic honesty attacks the integrity of learning and scholarship, contravenes academic values of respect for knowledge, scholarship and scholars, and represents a form of fraud.
For the purpose of this policy, academic dishonesty is defined as student behaviour which does, and is intended to, provide a misleading or deceptive basis for admission, assessment or academic progression and/or any other academic advantage or advancement to which the student is not entitled. It also includes any conduct that constitutes a breach of the Assessment Policy or of the Framework for Academic Integrity.
2.1 For the purpose of this Policy, 'Student' includes:
2.2 This policy does not apply to Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students, except where alleged instances of academic dishonesty relate to coursework units. For HDR students, all other alleged instances will be dealt with under the Research Code of Conduct.
Page last updated: 2017-06-27
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/750184
Page last updated: 2017-06-27
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/750184