1. Ashley is a 2nd year student and submits a piece of writing with a number of sentences copied and pasted from different sources. There is no acknowledgement of these copied sentences in the essay, but there is a reference list at the end.
- Decision - Poor scholarship: Penalty - Educative action
The lecturer refers the case to the Academic Integrity Adviser, who talks to Ashley and finds out that she is a new student and has first year credits for studies elsewhere. The AIA shows Ashley how to reference the quotes and explains that copying and pasting without acknowledgement is unacceptable. Ashley is given an opportunity to resubmit the essay.
2. Min is a 2nd year business student and submits a report in week 10 with much of the text taken directly from an internet site. There are a few in-text references in the report and a reference list with sources from the subject reading list, but no evidence that those sources were used in the assessment, nor is there acknowledgement of the internet site used.
- Decision - Serious academic misconduct: Penalty - subject failed
The lecturer refers the case to the Academic Integrity Adviser who notes that Min's class has received considerable support with referencing and plagiarism. She notes that Min has previously received educative action for an academic integrity matter. The case is referred to the College Academic Misconduct Committee and Min is asked to attend a hearing. Min receives a penalty for serious academic misconduct, a mark of zero is awarded and resubmission is not allowed. Because of the penalty, Min fails the subject and must repeat it.
