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Academic Integrity for students

A UWA degree has prestige in the wider community because of the commitment made to the principles of academic integrity in line with the Universities Australia Principles on academic integrity. Future employers can be assured that UWA promotes academic integrity and expects students to behave honestly in the pursuit of their studies whilst taking responsibility for the integrity of their work.

What is academic integrity?

Academic integrity is behaving in an honest, fair and responsible way in an academic setting. As a student at UWA, you're part of a community that values academic integrity, and there are important principles, rules and ways of behaving that are expected of you.

Academic integrity requires acknowledging the contributions of other people when using their ideas to support your work. It applies to all areas of your work, whether online or face to face, and whether it's an assignment, exam or research. You are expected to engage in the study skills and information provided to teach you about academic integrity and expected academic conventions. To display integrity shows others that you are honest and people can trust what you say, or in the case assignments, that they work that you submit has been completed by you unless you have indicated otherwise.

Why is Academic Integrity important?

You are investing your time and effort in studying for a degree, which will be a stepping stone to success in your chosen field or career. What you learn at UWA will set the foundation for your professional knowledge and practice. Therefore, it is important to give yourself the best chance of success by doing your assessment tasks with an honest attitude, and to avoid bad consequences like failing an assignment or being asked to leave the university.

The University is keen to maintain an educational environment that is marked by equity and transparency for all students. It therefore has a clear policy relating to student academic integrity. Students and staff should inform themselves about this policy (links below) and their associated rights and responsibilities whenever instances of a breach of academic integrity occurs.

Academic integrity is important for your future career as well as your studies at UWA. It demonstrates that you can be relied upon, trusted and that you will not behave in a dishonest way in the completion of any of your work.

UWA takes academic integrity seriously and there are various measures in place to the protect the integrity of our degrees.

  • What are the university’s responsibilities?
  • What are my responsibilities as a student?
  • Types of academic misconduct
  • How to avoid Academic Misconduct
  • Receiving an allegation of suspected academic misconduct or notification of academic concern
  • Have you completed ACE (Academic Conduct Essentials)?
  • Reporting student misconduct
  • Related Policies, Procedures and Regulation
  • Further Information
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