When you enrol as a student at Flinders University you become a member of a community that is committed to principles of academic integrity. This commitment maintains Flinders’ reputation and ensures the quality of our research and graduates.
Integrity is one of the University’s four core values. Academic integrity is a commitment to principles of honesty, respect, trust and fairness. It requires you to be aware of your responsibilities and to adhere to professional and ethical standards in learning, teaching, research and scholarship. This is a guide to what academic integrity is, and how to develop the academic skills to support it.
Academic integrity is a form of ethical behaviour that is particularly important to your role as part of the academic community at Flinders University. It is one aspect of the Flinders University graduate qualities that “value ethical behaviour”.
These are the main principles of student academic integrity at Flinders University:
Here are some common ways in which students don’t meet academic integrity requirements.
A more comprehensive list of examples and explanations can be found in Schedule 3 of the Student Academic Integrity Policy.
Find out more by visiting the student FLO (Flinders Learning Online) site on academic integrity.
Text-matching software compares submitted documents against an archive of digital documents, scholastic and news databases, articles and previously submitted papers. A report is generated where all matched text is highlighted and linked to an online source, giving you the opportunity to review your writing and referencing before final assignment submission.
Flinders University provides text-matching software (Turnitin) for use by staff and students. Except where an exemption has been granted for special circumstances, all text-based student assignments will be subject to text-matching.
To check your work prior to final submission, you can submit a draft through the text-matching DRAFT submission box on your topic’s FLO page. The Student Learning Centre FLO page also provides a text-matching software DRAFT submission box. Submitting your work through either draft submission box will generate a report for you, allowing you to make changes to your assignment before handing in your final version. Information on how to interpret the text-matching report can be found on the Academic Integrity FLO page.
If you have any difficulties using the text-matching software on FLO, you can find help and information on the Academic Integrity FLO page, or you can contact the FLO Student Helpdesk.
Developing strong academic skills makes it easier to maintain academic integrity. Develop your skills by:
As a student you should know and understand your rights and responsibilities. The consequences for deliberately engaging in academic misconduct can affect your grades and in some cases hinder your future career. Rules, rights and responsibilities around academic integrity are outlined in the University’s Student Academic Integrity Policy.
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