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Academic Misconduct

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Our Advice & Support team offers free, confidential and impartial guidance and support at all stages of the Academic Misconduct investigation process

If you receive an allegation of academic misconduct, our team specializes in supporting students throughout all elements of the investigation process. 

Our Advisers can:

  • - Provide information about what to expect from the investigation and (if appropriate) hearing processes.
  • - Provide guidance about how to write clear and concise statements.
  • - Attend investigation meetings or hearings with students (in a supportive capacity).
  • - Provide information about the appropriate appeals process.
  • - Provide ongoing support through all stages of internal process.

The University's full procedures relating to academic misconduct investigations can be found here.

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Most cases of academic misconduct are completely unintentional and could easily be prevented by building confidence with academic and study skills. 

We encourage you to explore the wide range of study skills support which is available to all students at UH - click the drop-downs below to find out more. 

Study Skills Support 

The following academic skills support services are available at UH:

Herts Academic Skills (HAS): If you feel that you would benefit from an opportunity to talk to someone one-to-one about academic skills, you can visit the LRC drop-in services run by Herts Academic Skills in the Learning Resource Centres on College Lane and De Havilland campuses.  You can find details of the drop-in schedule, as well as instructions on how to request an online consultation, here.

Many students use the service every year for assistance with academic writing skills, and you are very welcome to come and speak to a member of the team of experts when you start working on your first assignments.  You can also use drop-ins to talk about more general study skills, including time management, reading for your modules, critical thinking, giving presentations, and participating in seminars.  For all of these elements of university studies, you can find further resources on the Herts Academic Skills homepage on Canvas.

There is also a short online module you can complete as an introduction to developing the skills you will need for success on your degree programme.  It’s called GETTING STARTED WITH HERTS ACADEMIC SKILLS, and it’s an unassessed module that you can work through in your own time; you can enrol yourself by following this link: https://herts.instructure.com/enroll/JHF33R

English Language Development: If you would like to develop your English language skills, there are some videos about English language development on the Herts Academic Skills Canvas Site and from the week commending the 9th of October, the team will start running weekly conversation clubs and English classes.  More information will be communicated soon, but you are welcome to email the team via HAS@herts.ac.uk to express an interest in developing your English language skills.

If you have any questions or requests about Herts Academic Skills, you can use the Canvas site CHAT function or you can email via HAS@herts.ac.uk.

Study Success Hub: A handy Ask Herts page detailing school-specific academic skills support and on-campus services. 

Library SkillUP: Free online modules to support students to develop their literature searching, reading, writing, evaluating and referencing skills.

Assignment Guidance

Writing assignments? Here are a few important things to remember:

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  • •  It's worth creating a note-taking system to avoid unintentional plagiarism. This system should be able to tell you a) what notes are from which sources and b) whether your notes are direct quotes or general reflections. The system will help you to keep track of your literature sources
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  • •  When writing about sources, always provide a reference; this is also true for images or statistics. Also take care when writing about sources, making sure that you never copy a source – unless if you are writing a direct quote in which you must highlight this by putting the text within ‘quotation marks’
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  • •  Make sure that you write your reference list in accordance with your School’s referencing guidelines. Refer to your course handbook for more information
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  • •  When writing your assignment, you must work alone. Do not share your work with your friends. At times you may want to share your work to help one another, but this can heavily increase the risk of collusion. Collusion (a form of academic misconduct) occurs when students work together to gain an unfair advantage. Proven academic misconduct carries severe consequences
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  • •  Never purchase an assignment from the internet. If you are experiencing difficulties, and worry that you won’t be able to submit your assignment on time, speak to either the Module Lead or your Programme Tutor. In special circumstances you could request for an extension, or apply for Serious Adverse Circumstances
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Exam Rules

Got exams? Don't forget the rules:

 

    • •  Make sure that you arrive at your exam room no later than 15 minutes before the published start time, or 30 minutes before-hand for the larger halls. There is no entry to the exam room after the published exam time, so don’t be late!
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    • •  Bring your Student ID, exam number and a copy of your personalised exam timetable with you to all your exams. If you forget to bring your Student ID card, you must come to the exam with either a replacement ID card or temporary ID slip. For details on how to get one of these, search “replacement ID card” on Ask Herts
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    • •  If you are allowed to use a calculator in your exam, make sure that you bring a University approved calculator – a list of these can be found on StudyNet
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    • •  No food is allowed in the exams, however you can bring a clear bottle of water (just make sure that the bottle label has been removed).
    • Stationery will not be provided for students in exams. Bring your own pens and pencils along to exams in a transparent pencil case
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    • • Do not bring any revision notes with you to exams; also make sure that you do not have any writings or drawings on your body (e.g. on the palm of your hand)
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    • • Try and leave your mobile phone at home; if you must bring your mobile phone to an exam, remember to turn your mobile phone off and leave it in the container provided. Also check to make sure that no alarms are set for during the exam time
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    • •  When taking an exam, plan accordingly to make sure that you use your time effectively. When the Invigilator says that time is up, you must stop writing immediately
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    • • If you feel unwell during the exam, and feel that you need to leave, tell the invigilator so that they can action the appropriate procedure and tell you what to do next