Training provisions for academic integrity
Dear London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,
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
LSHTM ServiceDesk
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Hi
Re: Freedom of Information request - Training provisions for academic
integrity
Rachel Harrad via [1][FOI #1131039 email]
FOI reference 2405-3098
22 May 2024
Freedom of Information Response
Dear Rachel Harrad
We write in response to your freedom of information request to the London
School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), which we received on 16 May
2024. We have handled your request in line with the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 and can confirm the following. Please find our response below.
1). In the academic year 2022-2023:
A) How many students (institution wide) were enrolled at your
institution?
976 enrolled in the academic year 2022-2023.
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).
13 academic referrals.
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).
13 academic misconduct cases were substantiated.
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.
Question 2 is unclear to us. Please provide clarity if you wish to take
forward.
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? ✓ yes
C) Provided by individual programmes of study? If yes, approximately when
do these take place in the academic year? ✓ yes Individual programmes of
study is offered as part of induction
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)? ✓yes
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? Training is delivered as part of
induction to all students, information is also made available in the
Programme Handbook and online.
6). Is service evaluation data recorded on how many 1-1 support sessions
given to students relate to issues of academic misconduct / integrity? NO.
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? NO.
B) Do students have access to Turnitin similarity reports before final
submission of work? NO.
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.
We hope this is helpful to you.
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Dear London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,
Apologies my previous clarification response seems to have vanished.
Thanks for your response. To clarify on question 2, different Universities use different terms for this. From a brief look at your website, it looks like this department might be the one that we are asking about: https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/new-studen...
Thanks
Yours faithfully,
Rachel Harrad
LSHTM ServiceDesk
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Re: Re: Freedom of Information request - Training provisions for academic
integrity
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act. We will process your request as soon as possible and
will respond within 20 working days.
Information on how we process Freedom of Information requests is available
on the LSHTM website at :
[1]https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/organisa...
We may need to contact you again if we require further information from
you in order to process your request.
We will also contact you as soon as possible if we determine that a fee
will be payable for reprographics costs (such as photocopying or printing)
or postage costs associated with your request.
Please do not hesitate to contact us by reply to this email if you have
any questions relating to your request.
Regards,
Freedom of Information team
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Re: Re: Freedom of Information request - Training provisions for academic
integrity
Dear Rachel
Please provide precise clarification of the information you are seeking in
order for the relevant department to help you. It is not in our practise
to address a freedom of Information request in this manner.
We look forward to your reply.
Best Wishes
Information Compliance Team
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
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Re: Re: Freedom of Information request - Training provisions for academic
integrity
Awaiting clarification form the requester
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Dear London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,
Thanks for your reply. I think you are asking for clarification on Question 2.
Please could you direct Question 2 to the staff who maintain or provide the content on this page of your website about study skills? (Link below).
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/new-studen...
Yours faithfully,
Rachel Harrad
LSHTM ServiceDesk
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Re: Re: Freedom of Information request - Training provisions for academic
integrity
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act. We will process your request as soon as possible and
will respond within 20 working days.
Information on how we process Freedom of Information requests is available
on the LSHTM website at :
[1]https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/organisa...
We may need to contact you again if we require further information from
you in order to process your request.
We will also contact you as soon as possible if we determine that a fee
will be payable for reprographics costs (such as photocopying or printing)
or postage costs associated with your request.
Please do not hesitate to contact us by reply to this email if you have
any questions relating to your request.
Regards,
Freedom of Information team
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Hi
Re: Re: Freedom of Information request - Training provisions for academic
integrity
Dear Rachel
Thank you for your email.
Unfortunately this is not a freedom of information request as such we are
unable to take forward. Please find the link below to the School contacts
for advise.
[1]Contact us | LSHTM
Sorry we couldn't assist on this occasion.
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Information Compliance Team
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