Training provisions for academic integrity

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[City St George's, University of London (Tooting) request email]

Dear Rachel,
Thank you for your FOI request.
I'm writing to request clarification of questions 6 and 8. Are you asking
for a yes / no response as to whether or not we evaluate the service, or
do you wish to know how many sessions we have given to students?

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From: Rachel Harrad <[FOI #1132656 email]>
Sent: 21 May 2024 10:37
To: Freedom of Information <[City St George's, University of London
(Tooting) request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Training provisions for academic
integrity

Dear St George's University of London,

With colleagues, I am carrying out research into the academic misconduct /
integrity support provision of higher education institutions. Please
respond to the following questions about your provision for students.

1). In the academic year 2022-2023:
A) How many students (institution wide) were enrolled at your institution?
B) How many academic misconduct referrals were there? (Where it is known
that a student had more than one referral, please count them only once).
C) How many academic misconduct cases were substantiated? (Where it is
known that a student had more than one offence, please count them only
once).

2). In terms of your centralised academic success/learning enhancement
services (available to all students at your institution):
Which of these descriptions best match your provision?
A) A service which is embedded within other student support services (such
as international student support and disability services or ‘one-stop
shop’).
B) Stand-alone provision, separate from other student support services.
C) Another method. Please specify.

3). Regarding your academic integrity / misconduct support and training
for students:
Is this offered
A) In pre-arrival information?
B) During course induction following arrival?
C) Provided by individual programmes of study? If yes, approximately when
do these take place in the academic year?
D) Only to students who have had an academic misconduct case proven /
substantiated?
Please indicate all that apply.

4). Is there specialist academic integrity / misconduct support provided
for:
A) Students completing longer form academic assignments (e.g. Final Year
dissertations and extended projects)?
B) Students with a declared disability?
C) Students studying in English as an additional language?
D) International students?
Please indicate all that apply.

5). In the academic year 2022—23, how many group level academic integrity
training sessions were available?

6). Is service evaluation data recorded on how many 1-1 support sessions
given to students relate to issues of academic misconduct / integrity?

7). About your institution’s use of Turnitin.
A) Is Turnitin used as a pedagogical tool as part of academic integrity /
misconduct training for students?
B) Do students have access to Turnitin similarity reports before final
submission of work?

8). Please provide us with any examples of best practice or relevant
information you would like to share on the delivery of academic misconduct
/ integrity support for your students.

Yours faithfully,

Rachel Harrad

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Apologies Rachel, I hit send without completing my e-mail.
Question 6: are you asking for a yes / no response as to whether or not we
evaluate the service, or do you wish to know how many sessions we have
given to students?
Question 8: the Freedom of Information Act allows members of the public to
request recorded information held by a public authority. The public
authority is not obliged to create new information in order to respond to
a request. Would you like to leave the wording as is, or would you like
us to see if we have any reviews of the delivery of academic misconduct
services?
Once I have your reply we will start to process your request.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Kirsten

Kirsten Hylan | Records Manager
Governance Legal & Assurance Services (GLAS)
St George’s, University of London
Cranmer Terrace | Tooting | London | SW17 0RE
+44 (0)208 725 5007
[1][email address]

St George’s, University of London: improving health for over 250 years

[2]sgul.ac.uk