Students will be informed by an email from Academic Integrity if an assignment or exam paper has been referred for alleged academic misconduct and will be updated at each stage of the investigation.
There is a table of outcomes that the AML will choose from depending on the nature and severity of the breach of academic integrity:
Code |
Level |
Outcome |
Action |
Example |
|
N1 |
N/A |
No case |
Refer to Academic Adviser or SAS for academic support if appropriate. |
Referred but insufficient evidence or not an appropriate referral. |
|
N2 |
N/A |
Poor academic practice |
Refer to complete SAS academic integrity module, where appropriate, undertake unpenalised reassessment at earliest opportunity. |
Poor academic practice. First offence. |
|
L1 |
Low |
Formal warning |
Record kept in case of future breaches. |
Repeated unintentional poor academic practice. No advantage gained over other students. |
|
M1 |
Moderate |
Marks reduction |
Assessment mark is reduced to reflect the severity of the breach, Academic Misconduct Lead in liaison with academic referrer. |
Lengthy incidences of material inappropriately close to the original source, significant failure to attribute material, lengthy inappropriate manipulation of data, part of the work completed by a third party (including undeclared AI), student deemed to have gained an advantage or placed other students at a disadvantage. |
|
M2 |
Moderate |
Fail assessment |
Assessment is given a mark of zero. |
Little or no independent academic value, repeat offence of the same nature, fabrication or falsification of data, work largely or wholly completed by a third party (including undeclared AI), clear intention to deceive, student gained a significant advantage (e.g. by exam misconduct, impersonation by third party, or influencing and examiner). |
|
S2 |
Serious |
Termination of registration or revocation of award |
Student’s registration on the course is terminated. May be given an alternative exit award if appropriate. |
Significant and repeated or large-scale deliberate misconduct that seriously undermines academic integrity and, potentially, the reputation of the University. |
Students should refer to the Academic Integrity and Misconduct guidance for details- academic-integrity-and-misconduct.docx
Academic Misconduct Panels
The Academic Misconduct Panel will meet if a case is deemed serious, or if you wish to contest a low or moderate penalty. You must clearly explain why you are contesting and give evidence to support it.Students should regard the hearing as an opportunity to discuss the case with the panel, including the reasons why they feel that the allegation should not be classed as a breach
Low Level Outcome and above are internal to the University and recorded permanently on KentVision. They are not visible externally to the University but, should this information be requested as part of an external employer reference request, it may be disclosed.