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Re: Collusion definitions and penalties

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Rachel Dearlove <[log in to unmask]>

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I think that would be difficult one..... our Regulations for Conduct only apply to 'students.' A former student is no longer within our jurisdiction therefore the only misconduct in that case is of the student plagiarising. We can set the rules for our students, but can't really for anyone else. 



Obviously the exception to the jurisdiction question is when the academic integrity of a degree is called into question - i.e. major plagiarism etc. which indicated an unjustified award/'academic fraud'.



Rachel. 





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From: Plagiarism [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steve Bentley

Sent: 09 August 2011 15:03

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Subject: Re: Collusion definitions and penalties



Would there be any recourse if, rather than a current student "providing assistance", it were a graduate supplying copies of the work they did while a student?



Steve







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From: Plagiarism [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rachel Dearlove

Sent: 09 August 2011 14:49

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Subject: Re: [PLAGIARISM] Collusion definitions and penalties



At Reading, I imagine this case would be handled under our normal 'plagiarism' definition for the Level 5 student (as they've submitted work that wasn't their own) and under our 'Providing assistance to another student in an act of plagiarism or falsification' for the Level 6 student (as they helped them plagiarise).



We're actually getting rid of the 'providing assistance...' definition and replacing it with the simplest (and dictionary) definition of collusion 'Acting with another student with the intention to deceive' - this then covers a whole variety of situations including 'traditional' collusion of students submitting work at the same time that they've worked on together. So with our new definition the level 5 student would be accused of both plagiarism and collusion and the level 6 student just collusion.



In terms of penalties we make a clear distinction between academic offences and behavioural ones. The former are any attempt to gain academic advantage for oneself or another by deceit - your case definitely meets our definition. I think therefore an academic penalty is appropriate for the Level 6 student - probably something that applies a penalty to his entire Part performance i.e. capping at 40 or knocking 10 marks off his average, as you are right it isn't possible to isolate an individual module to penalise.



I would find it troubling if a student was not punished for 'aiding and abetting' as it were....



Rachel Dearlove.



-----Original Message-----

From: Plagiarism [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Claire Hughes

Sent: 08 August 2011 15:50

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Subject: Collusion definitions and penalties



Dear Colleagues



We are currently completing our annual review of our Procedures relating to student academic misconduct and we have been pondering our collusion definition.   Currently it reads:



"Where the student/s knowlingly or negligently allows their work to be incorporated in, or represented as, the work of another student; or, the collaboration without official approval between two or more students in the presentation of work, which is submitted as the work of a single student."



This year we have seen a case where the collusion took place with a student on Level 5 but the "copied" work was from a Level 6 student who had already passed the unit and then lent their copy  to the Level 5 student.  Currently we would give them the same penalty and the Level 6 student would have to resit the work and lose the previously gained credits.



We are considering changing this to either not include the higher level student, as they would not be gaining extra credit, or making the penalty more leniant and wondered how our other colleagues deal with this in their institutions.



Once I have received replies I will collate the answers and re-post them.



Many thanks



Claire Hughes, Student Conduct, Complaints and Appeals Team, Academic Services, Southampton Solent University.



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