PART 1: Report on Suspected Academic Misconduct

PART 1: Report on Suspected Academic Misconduct

Please see: https://www.bolton.ac.uk/student-policy-zone/student-policies-2023-24/academic-misconduct-regulations-and-procedures-23-24

Please send a copy to the Module Leader and/or Link Tutor

Name and Role of person reporting Academic Misconduct e.g. Marking Tutor, invigilator Gayani PathiranaMarking Tutor

Module Leader Name U M Chrishanthi RanaweeraAcademic School/Partner Centre

Western International College London

STUDENT AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS

Name of Student Aishah Ajmi Binti Noor AzleeStudent Number 2330283

Title of Programme BSc (Honors) Top-Up Programme

Level and Stage of Programme Level HE 6

Module Code & Title (if applicable) BMP6026- International HRM

Assessment Number and Name (if applicable) C2- Oral Presentation - Critical Analysis of the Importance of HRM Practices

Details of a previous informal warning NA

Details of any previous academic misconduct offence (including level) -

DETAILS OF SUSPECTED OFFENCE

Nature of suspected academic misconduct (tick as appropriate)

1 Plagiarism 6 Theft of work 2 Collusion 7 Bribery and blackmail 3 Fabrication of data 8 False declarations 4 Duplication 9 Misconduct in examination or in-course assessment 5 Commissioning/Contract Cheating 10 Other AI

Brief description of circumstances related to the suspected offence

The learner submitted BMP 6026 C2 final answer on 16th April 2024. It is observed that the answer has 29% AI generated contents. Therefore, this should be further investigated.

State whether this is judged to be a minor or serious offence

This is considered as a serious offence in level 6 where a significant amount of work has been detected as AI generated content. It raises concerns over the originality of the work.

Summary of evidence related to the alleged offence

The AI report shows 29% of the content is generated by AI.

Preliminary meeting with student

ACM information were sent to the student.

Date report component completed:

05.05.2024

NEXT STEPS (tick as appropriate):

1. Case dismissed - no further action 2. Informal warning - send this form to the Programme Leader for logging 3. Minor: Programme Hearing - send form to the Programme Leader to convene meeting

4. Serious: School Hearing - send form to the Head of School/AC SELE to convene meeting 2. Record of the Academic Misconduct Hearing Meeting

This form should be completed by the Chair of the AM Hearing Panel.

Date of the Hearing Level of Hearing select Minor Programme Hearing Serious: School Hearing

Members of the Hearing Panel

Please provide names and roles/designations- including Chair

In attendance

Please provide names of other attendees and roles/designations

e.g. student, student support person, SU rep, minute taker and any other staff observers.

Findings of the Hearing

Please include details of how the decision was reached and whether the student attended (including via telephone or internet) and/or submitted a written statement. Please also state whether the case is proven or not proven.

State the penalty to be applied (if academic misconduct is proven)

Refer to section 4 of this form when deciding the severity of the penalty for the minor or serious offence.

Please see section 5 and Annex C of the Academic Misconduct Regulations and Procedures for the range of available penalties.

Evidence and documentation

Please attach any statements and/or documentation used in consideration of the case. This should include any written statements from the student.

Date form completed:

NEXT STEPS tick as appropriate:

1. Case dismissed No further action 2. Informal Warning (only if first offence) Record at programme level 2. Minor or Serious Offence Please send this report and all associated documentation, including the Academic Misconduct Report Form to the Standards and Enhancement Office (seo@bolton.ac.uk) and to the relevant member of administrative staff in Academic Support Services. Date documentation forwarded to SEO and Administrator

3. Determination of Suspected Serious of Minor Cases

Penalty Guidance for ANNEX D from the Academic Misconduct Regulations and Procedures

Plagiarism: Reproduction of work from another source (e.g. student, academic source, internet), without appropriate acknowledgement.

Minor Serious

Small amount of work reproduced without appropriate acknowledgement Significant amount of work reproduced without appropriate acknowledgement

Unlikely intention to deceive Likely/proven intention to deceive

No previous formal offence Previous formal offence

First semester/stage of the programme Later stages of the programme

Levels HE3 and HE4 Level HE5 and above

For a particular penalty band to apply, it might normally be expected that at least three of the conditions listed in that band would be met by the case under consideration.

Other Forms of Academic Misconduct

Minor Serious

Collusion

Collaborative work is apparent in a few areas, but possibly due to lack of students/students awareness Collaborative work reflects significant similarities, and is probably due to deliberate attempt to share

Fabrication of Primary Data

Substantial part of the data is original to the student A significant amount of data is found to be fabricated

Duplication A small amount of work already submitted as part of a previous assessment is being passed off as new work for another assessment A significant amount of work already submitted as part of a previous assessment is passed off as new work for another assessment

Commissioning

N/A Work commissioned from another person and submitted as the students own

Theft of work

N/A Someone elses work is taken without permission and passed off as the students own

Bribery and Blackmail

N/A Academic advantage is sought though inducement or threats to others

False Declarations

N/A False information is knowingly presented to the University in order to seek to gain and academic advantage, for example in relation to Mitigating Circumstances and Appeals

Minor Serious

Examinations and In-Class Assessments

Communicating with someone other than the invigilator during an examination or in-class assessment on unrelated matters Communication during examination or in-class assessment in order to seek academic advantage

Unauthorised material is not relevant or intentionally used Use of unauthorised notes or other material (including in electronic format) in order to seek academic advantage

Attempting to copy from another student in the examination or in-class assessment

Misuse of examination or in-class assessment briefs, for example gaining prior knowledge of contents of unseen paper

Impersonation: Allowing another person to take the examination or in-class assessment on the students behalf

Taking material away from examination or test when instructed not to

4. Factors to Consider when Determining a Penalty Within a Band

In deciding the severity of the penalty for the minor or serious offence, the Panel will normally take the following mitigating factors in taken into account:

the number and seriousness of previous offences (if any)whether the student has admitted the offence at the earliest opportunity

whether the student has expressed remorse

whether the student has compelling personal circumstances which affected their judgment.

5. Range of PenaltiesA Programme Hearing may apply one of the following penalties for a Minor offence:

Minor Penalties:

Case logged on Academic Misconduct Register, completion of relevant LEAP badge (where appropriate) and

M1 No penalty*

M2 Fail attempt for the assessment component in question. Further attempt (if eligible) does not have capped mark i.e. Refer but with uncapped mark on next attempt. The refer assessment brief may differ from the original.

M3 Mark assessment component but cap at pass mark*

M4 Fail attempt for the assessment component in question. Further attempt (if eligible) has a capped mark i.e. Refer. The refer assessment brief may differ from the original.

* If the offence relates to plagiarism then only original authentic work will be taken into account when marking.

A School Hearing may apply one of the following penalties for a Serious offence:

Serious Penalties:

Case logged on Academic Misconduct Register, completion of relevant LEAP badge (where appropriate) and

S1 Fail attempt for the assessment component in question allow further attempt in the assessment component (if eligible) i.e. Refer. The refer assessment brief may differ from the original.

Overall module mark will be capped at the pass mark.

S2 Fail module with no further attempts. Student can continue for interim award or if module is optional.

S3 Fail module (if applicable) and programme with immediate effect - with or without an interim award.

S4 Recommend to Senate expulsion of student from the University - with or without an interim award.

Alternatively, a School Hearing may decide to downgrade the severity of the suspected academic misconduct to Minor and apply one of the penalties.