Academic and professional staff involved in teaching, learning, and/or research are responsible for each item below.
Teaching and learning
Academic staff will:
- Undertake training as required and model academic and research integrity.
- Create assessments that minimise academic misconduct.
- Ensure students understand academic integrity, correct referencing, originality checks, university policies, collaboration limits, group work management, and research conduct requirements.
- Ensure compliance with research conduct requirements in supervised projects.
- Be vigilant for breaches, use monitoring software, and report suspected misconduct for investigation.
See the Academic Integrity policy for further details.
Research
- Before starting any research involving human participants or their data, including coursework-related research, you must obtain ethics approval from the University’s Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC).
- All researchers must ensure their work adheres to the standards set by the Code. This responsibility extends to those leading research and supervising student projects in coursework, honours, or higher degree courses.
Research supervisors are specifically responsible for:
- Demonstrating ethical research practices.
- Guiding and supporting students in becoming responsible and ethical researchers.
See the Research policy for further details.
The use of professional editors
A student can use a professional editor for their assessment if:
- Permitted by the subject outline in coursework subjects.
- Approved by the principal supervisor in research components or higher degree theses.
In both cases:
- Editing must follow the Australian Institute of Professional Editors guidelines.
- The editor's assistance must be acknowledged in the work.
See the Academic Integrity procedure for further details.
