Managing | Suspecting academic misconduct

Academic misconduct is “conduct that conflicts with the principles of academic honesty and academic integrity and leads to an unfair advantage” (Federation University Academic Integrity Procedure, AG1944)

Plagiarism, collusion, contract cheating and other types of cheating, whether intentional or unintentional, is a practice which runs counter to the University’s values of excellence and integrity. There is an expectation that students will prepare and submit work which is their own and acknowledges the work of others.

In the event that you suspect a student has not maintained academic integrity practices within their assessment task, please access the Federation University Academic Integrity Procedure to support your approach to dealing with this situation.

Contact your Institute's Academic Integrity Officer to discuss your Institute’s process for investigating suspected academic misconduct in student work.