1.1.3 Key definitions

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  • Ethical scholarship means producing work which is honest, reliable and credible.

    This includes presenting your own work and acknowledging when other sources are used. In other words, it should be clear which ideas are yours and which belong to someone else.

    These standards apply to individual and group assessments.

    Ethical scholarship is an important value and is key to the University's strong commitment to high educational standards and practices.

  • Academic literacy refers to the ability to study, research and clearly communicate what you've learnt in an ethical way.

    Communicating in a university is very different to other contexts. Different disciplines have different expectations and it is important to know what is appropriate.

    Knowing the right way to communicate in an academic environment will help you meet the high standards expected at university.

  • Any breach of academic integrity or an approved code of conduct, is regarded as misconduct. Details regarding academic misconduct are provided in the General Regulations, section 8.3.

    You will understand the principle of ethical scholarship, develop academic literacy, and learn more about how to avoid academic misconduct, as you progress through this module. If you understand the principle of ethical scholarship and develop academic literacy, then you should know how to avoid academic misconduct.

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