Student demographics and demographic details pertaining to academic misconduct.

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Dear The Glasgow School of Art,

I would like to request the following information please. Where possible could this be provided in a spreadsheet:

Questions about student demographics:

1.1 In the final semester of the academic year 2020/2021 how many students in total (across all levels and modes of study) studied at your institution?

Of this total please provide a breakdown by:
1.2 Nationality
1.3 Ethnicity
1.4 The number that were required to provide evidence of English Language competence to commence study due to International status.
1.5 Disability, as a total figure and where possible a breakdown of type, for example in the following format:
A No disability
B social/communication impairment such as Asperger's syndrome/other autistic spectrum disorder
C Blind or have a serious visual impairment uncorrected by glasses
D Deaf or have a serious hearing impairment
E Long standing illness or health condition such as cancer, HIV, diabetes, chronic heart disease, or epilepsy
F Mental health condition, such as depression, schizophrenia or anxiety disorder
G Specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia, dyspraxia or AD(H)D
H Physical impairment or mobility issues, such as difficulty using your arms or using a wheelchair or crutches
I Disability, impairment or medical condition that is not listed above
J Two or more impairments and/or disabling medical conditions

Academic misconduct questions:

Total number of referrals:
2.1 In the final semester of the academic year 2020/2021 how many students were referred for academic misconduct (institution wide)? If a student was referred more than once, please only count them once.

Of that number please provide a breakdown (in numbers) by:
2.2 Nationality
2.3 Ethnicity.
2.4 The number that were required to provide evidence of English Language competence to commence study due to International status.
2.5 Disability, as a total figure and where possible a breakdown of type, for example in the following format:
A No disability
B social/communication impairment such as Asperger's syndrome/other autistic spectrum disorder
C Blind or have a serious visual impairment uncorrected by glasses
D Deaf or have a serious hearing impairment
E Long standing illness or health condition such as cancer, HIV, diabetes, chronic heart disease, or epilepsy
F Mental health condition, such as depression, schizophrenia or anxiety disorder
G Specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia, dyspraxia or AD(H)D
H Physical impairment or mobility issues, such as difficulty using your arms or using a wheelchair or crutches
I Disability, impairment or medical condition that is not listed above
J Two or more impairments and/or disabling medical conditions

Total cases proved / substantiated

3.1. In the final semester of the academic year 2020/2021 how many student cases of academic misconduct (institution wide) were found proven/ substantiated? If a student was referred more than once, please only count them once.
Of that number please provide a breakdown (in numbers) by:
3.2. Nationality
3.3 Ethnicity.
3.4 The number that were required to provide evidence of English Language competence to commence study due to International status.
3.5 Disability, as a total figure and where possible a breakdown of type, for example in the following format:
A No disability
B Social/communication impairment such as Asperger's syndrome/other autistic spectrum disorder
C Blind or have a serious visual impairment uncorrected by glasses
D Deaf or have a serious hearing impairment
E Long standing illness or health condition such as cancer, HIV, diabetes, chronic heart disease, or epilepsy
F Mental health condition, such as depression, schizophrenia or anxiety disorder
G Specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia, dyspraxia or AD(H)D
H Physical impairment or mobility issues, such as difficulty using your arms or using a wheelchair or crutches
I Disability, impairment or medical condition that is not listed above
J Two or more impairments and/or disabling medical conditions

4. Does your institution use Turnitin to help staff identify cases of academic misconduct?

5. Does your institution give students access to Turnitin to help students understand academic misconduct prior to submission of work?

Yours faithfully,

Rachel Harrad

Foicoor, The Glasgow School of Art

Dear Rachel

Ref: FOI/21/22/70

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request, which was received by Glasgow School of Art on 22 August 2022.

We will respond to your request as soon as possible, and no later than 16 September 2022, pending any clarification we may need to seek from you.

Kind Regards

Glasgow School of Art  |  167 Renfrew Street  | Glasgow G3 6RQ

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Foicoor, The Glasgow School of Art

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Dear Rachel

Ref: FOI/21/22/70

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request, which was received by Glasgow School of Art on 22 August 2022.

The response below/attached was received from GSA's Deputy Director Academic:

1. See PDF document attached.
2. None.
3. N/A
4. Yes.
5. Yes.

This concludes our response to your Freedom of Information request.

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We have removed a response to this request that was sent by The Glasgow School of Art on 26 August 2022. An attachment to the response contained personal data that had been included in error. GDPR/BR/20220827-2