This activity asks groups of students to consider a case study from an Academic Misconduct investigation.
Resources to download and print
Facilitator Instructions
This document explains how the activity works.
Download the Facilitator Instructions
Template for group discussion
This guides students through the conversations about the case and provides a place for their notes. You will need to print one copy per group.
Download the Template for group discussion
The Academic Misconduct Scenario
There are seven scenarios covering a range of types of misconduct. Each group will need one of these scenarios.
You may choose to give students all of the resources at the beginning of the activity or issue them page by page during the session.
- Artificial Intelligence – Sheldon
- Artificial Intelligence – Suki
- Collusion – Emily
- Exam – Michael
- Plagiarism – Peter
- Poor scholarship – Jenny
- Self Plagiarism – Aysha
Acknowlegements
The initial idea for this activity and discussion questions in section 2 are based on an output from a Collaborative Enhancement Project supported and funded by QAA Membership. This project is led by Oxford Brookes University in partnership with Bloomsbury Institute, University of Southampton and University of Westminster. Find out more about the Collaborative Enhancement Projects on the QAA Website.