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Academic Integrity (Students) Procedure

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Status	Current	Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date	1st July 2023	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	12th December 2027	The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority	Melbourne Polytechnic Board	The noted authority approved this version of the document. The Policy Framework Policy defines the current positions and committees that have authority to approve policies and procedures
Approval Date	12th December 2022	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	Not Applicable	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Policy Implementation Officer	Sharon Griffiths Director Academic Quality	This is the designated subject matter expert and contact person for enquiries relating to content and implementation
Policy Owner	Marc Blanks Executive Director Academic Operations	This is the member of Executive with responsibility for the document
Author	Sharon Griffiths Director Academic Quality	This is the author of record for this version of the document.
Enquiries Contact	Sharon Griffiths Director Academic Quality	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

Edition 1.1, Daryl Sadgrove, Executive Director, Strategy, Performance and Growth – 1/11/2023. Date Promulgated – 2/11/2023.

Minor amendment – Reviewed and updated to capture the amended timeline in clause 5 as follows:

From - (5) Commencing Higher Education students complete a required Academic Integrity module on Moodle in the first two weeks of classes or other approved equivalent training approved by the Academic Integrity Officer.

Updated to - (5) Commencing Higher Education students complete a required Academic Integrity module on Moodle in the first four weeks of classes or other approved equivalent training approved by the Academic Integrity Officer.

Clauses Amended:Procedure: Clause 5

Edition 1, Melbourne Polytechnic Board – 12/12/2022.

This new procedure supersedes the existing Student Academic Integrity (HE) Procedure that previously only covered Higher Education students. This procedure covers all students and includes research integrity as a component of academic integrity.

Appendices included provide guidance on academic integrity breaches, responses and penalties for Higher Education, Foundation and VET students. As well as summary processes for informal and formal investigations of suspected breaches.

The procedure considers feedback from a TEQSA audit undertaken in 2022 that reviewed Melbourne Polytechnic’s existing Academic Integrity (HE) Policy and academic integrity governance and management framework. It captures recommendations developed as an outcome of that review.