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56 Procedures for Dealing with Academic Offences (d) Any previous history of plagiarism or other academic offences. (e) The extent of the student’s knowledge and understanding of the concept of academic misconduct and of the correct procedures for referencing in the discipline; and (f) The impact of the penalty on the student’s progress or award. Minor offences: penalties available 1.53 After following the procedures set out in paragraphs 1.24–1.32 above the following penalties may be applied: i. A written warning to the student. ii. Award a mark of zero for the piece of work concerned and permit the student to re-do it with no further penalty (i.e. the full mark obtained for the re-sit is allowed to stand). iii. Award a mark of zero for the piece of work concerned and permit the student to re-do it for a maximum of the pass mark; or iv. Award a mark of zero for the piece of work concerned but not permit the student to re-do it. v. Where the case has been considered by an Academic Offences Committee it can refer the matter back to the Head of School or nominee and recommend a course of action for the School to follow, giving brief reasons. The recommended course of action may include imposing a penalty from those above. Major offences: penalties available to the Chairperson of the Board of Examiners 1.54 The Chairperson of the Board of Examiners may impose a penalty from the following list for a major offence, after following the procedures set out in paragraphs 1.33- 1.40 above: i. A written warning to the student. ii. Award a mark of zero for all or part of the module and permit a re-sit with no further penalty (i.e. the full mark obtained for the re-sit is allowed to stand). iii. Award a mark of zero for all or part of the module and permit a re-sit for a maximum of the pass mark. iv. Award a mark of zero for all or part of the module but do not permit the student to re-sit; or v. The Chairperson of the Board of Examiners may refer the matter to the Academic Offences Committee (see Section X: Conduct Regulations) if the decision is that an offence has been committed that merits a penalty more severe than those listed above. Major offences: penalties available to the Academic Offences Committee 1.55 The Academic Offences Committee may impose a penalty from i – iv in paragraph 1.54 above with the addition of the following: i. Award a mark of zero for more than one module being taken by the student at that time and permit the student to re-sit those modules with no further penalty. ii. Award a mark of zero for more than one module being taken by the student at that time and permit the student to re-sit those modules for a maximum of the pass mark. iii. Award a mark of zero for more than one module being taken by the student at that time and not permit the student to re-sit those modules; or iv. Require the student to withdraw from the University 1.56 In the case of a research student, the Academic Offences Committee may: i. Dismiss the case. ii. Refer the matter back to the School to provide the student with support and guidance. iii. Direct that the offending material be removed from the thesis or draft thesis and that the student carry out such further work as is necessary to replace it. iv. Recommend to the School Postgraduate Committee that the student be required to withdraw from research; or v. Recommend to the examiners that no degree be awarded. Note: Where a student is found to have committed an academic offence in two or more modules in the same session, the Committee has the right to impose different penalties for different modules where appropriate. Appeals against the decision of an Academic Offences Committee 1.57 Where the Academic Offences Committee has been convened to hear an appeal against the decision of a Head of School or nominee, or the decision of the Chairperson of the Board of Examiners, no further appeal will be permitted. A student may appeal a decision of an Academic Offences Committee only where the matter has been referred to this Committee directly by the Chairperson of the Board of Examiners (see paragraph1.54 v). 1.58 The student shall submit an appeal in writing to the Director of Academic and Student Affairs setting out the grounds for appeal by 4.30pm on the date stipulated in the letter giving the decision of the Academic Offences Committee. The stipulated date shall be ten working days of the date after the written communication stating this decision. 1.59 The grounds for appeal which will be considered are outlined in paragraph 1.31. Academic Offences Appeals Committee 1.60 When convened, the Academic Offences Appeals Committee shall be drawn from the membership as outlined in paragraph 1.44 and shall be chaired by a Pro-Vice- Chancellor. 1.61 No member of the Committee should have been involved in the case previously. The University reserves the right to modify the Committee membership as required to reflect gender and diversity of the Northern Ireland community. At all meetings of the Academic Offences Appeals Committee three members (excluding the Secretary) shall constitute a quorum. 1.62 A member of Academic and Student Affairs shall normally act as Secretary to the Academic Offences Appeals Committee and shall adhere to the protocol as outlined in paragraphs 1.65 – 1.69.
Procedures for Dealing with Academic Offences 57 1.63 The student may be invited to submit further written information in support of the appeal to the Academic Offences Appeals Committee. Such information should be submitted to the Secretary of the Committee at least two working days in advance of the hearing. 1.64 The Academic Offences Appeals Committee shall have access to the record of the Academic Offences Committee hearing. Where new information, which was not available to the student at the time of the first hearing’s decision is submitted, the Appeals Committee will hear it. Other than such new evidence, the Academic Offences Appeals Committee will consider only the grounds for the appeal submitted by the student. Protocol for an Appeal Hearing 1.65 A student may be accompanied by a registered student of the University, which shall include a Students’ Union Sabbatical Officer, a member of University staff or University Chaplaincy. The name of the person accompanying the student shall normally be notified at least two working days in advance to the Secretary of the Appeals Committee. i. The student will have the opportunity to address the Academic Offences Appeals Committee in support of the grounds of their appeal. ii. The Chair of the Academic Offences Committee or nominee shall be invited to attend the meeting to explain the reasons for the Committee’s decision. The student has the right to be present while the Chair of the Academic Offences Committee or nominee is speaking, and the Chair or nominee has the right to be present while the student is speaking. iii. Members of the Academic Offences Appeals Committee shall question the Chair of the Academic Offences Committee or nominee and the student. iv. The student will be invited to sum up. v. The Chair of the Academic Offences Committee or nominee will be invited to sum up. vi. The student and the Chair of the Academic Offences Committee or nominee will leave the room. 1.66 Where a student fails to attend the meeting without good cause, the Appeals Committee may consider the case in the absence of the student and without further notice. It is the responsibility of the student to establish good cause to the satisfaction of the Committee. 1.67 The Academic Offences Appeals Committee will consider the appeal as presented by the student, and come to a decision taking account of the criteria outlined in paragraph 1.52. 1.68 The Committee shall have the authority to: i. Uphold the appeal and rescind the penalty imposed by the Academic Offences Committee. ii. Confirm the penalty imposed by the Academic Offences Committee. iii. Impose a different penalty from among those set out in the list of penalties open to the Academic Offences Committee (paragraphs 1.54,1.55 and 1.56). The penalty may be more or less severe than the original penalty imposed by the Committee. The Academic Offences Appeals Committee may refer any case to the Director of Academic and Student Affairs for consideration under the Fitness to Practise procedure (see Section IX: Fitness to Practise) where it believes this to be appropriate. 1.69 The Chair of the Academic Offences Appeals Committee shall inform the student, the Chair of the Academic Offences Committee and the School of the outcome of the meeting, in writing within five working days and shall ensure that the student’s assessments results are dealt with in accordance with the Appeal Committee’s decision. Research Misconduct 1.70 The University defines research misconduct as behaviour by research students, intentional or not, that falls short of good scholarly standards. Examples of behaviour that constitute research misconduct include plagiarism, fabrication, fraud, breach of confidentiality and negligence. 1.71 A supervisor, examiner or other member of staff who discovers evidence of plagiarism, fabrication of results or other research misconduct in a student’s work shall report the matter immediately to the Head of School. The Head of School shall investigate the matter. This may include scrutinising the documentary evidence, and interviewing the student and supervisor(s). If the student is required to attend an interview, he/she shall have the right to be accompanied by a member of University staff, a registered student of the University, a sabbatical officer of the Students’ Union or a University chaplain. 1.72 Following the investigation, the Head of School or nominee shall do one of the following: i. Dismiss the case. ii. Issue the student with a written warning. iii. Refer the matter back to the supervisor(s), who shall provide the student with the necessary advice and guidance to ensure that the problem does not recur. This shall include re-advising the student of the academic conventions with regard to referencing, reporting of results, etc., applying in the discipline. The student may also be issued with a written warning (see ii above). iv. Refer the matter to the Academic Offences Committee (see paragraphs 1.44-1.51, 1.56 and 1.59-1.68), where the Head of School believes the offence to be sufficiently serious. Monitoring 1.73 Heads of School shall provide the Director of Academic and Student Affairs with an annual report, in October each year, of all major and minor offences dealt with in the School under this procedure. 1.74 The Director of Academic and Student Affairs shall make an annual report on academic offences, including those referred to the Academic Offences Committee as well as those dealt with by Schools, to the Education Committee. Individual students shall not be identified in the report.
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