{"id":3912,"date":"2019-03-12T09:53:17","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T09:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/?page_id=3912"},"modified":"2025-08-22T10:48:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T09:48:32","slug":"academic-integrity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/home-page\/integrity-and-ethics\/academic-integrity\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Integrity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3912\" data-postid=\"3912\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3912 themify_builder\">\n\n    \n\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  class=\"themify_builder_row module_row clearfix builder-bg-fixed module_row_1 themify_builder_3912_row module_row_3912-1 tb_969b39c\">\n\t    <div class=\"builder_row_cover\"><\/div>\t    <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top\" >\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_3912_column module_column_0 module_column_3912-1-0 tb_109e92c\" >\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner\">\n\t\t    \n\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text text-3912-1-0-0  repeat   tb_8563402\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Academic responsibility and conduct<\/span><\/h1>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\n\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  class=\"themify_builder_row module_row clearfix module_row_2 themify_builder_3912_row module_row_3912-2 tb_f9c28d7\">\n\t    \t    <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top\" >\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_3912_column module_column_0 module_column_3912-2-0 tb_a800e2a repeat\" >\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner\">\n\t\t    \n\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text text-3912-2-0-0  repeat   tb_8a3469a\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p>As a member of the academic community at the University of Southampton, you are expected to work in accordance with the principles of academic responsibility and conduct. It includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>respecting the rights of other scholars<\/li>\n<li>fully acknowledging the work of others wherever it has contributed to your own, thereby avoiding plagiarism<\/li>\n<li>ensuring that your own work is reported honestly<\/li>\n<li>following accepted conventions, rules and laws when presenting your own work<\/li>\n<li>ensuring that you follow the ethical conventions and requirements appropriate to your discipline and that you adhere to the requirements of the University Ethics Policy<\/li>\n<li>undertaking your research responsibly, complying with all necessary legal regulations and meeting professional obligations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You should make sure that you are fully aware of the full guidance and regulations of the University of Southampton by reading and understanding these two documents:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Read the University of Southampton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/about\/governance\/regulations-policies\/student-regulations\/academic-responsibility-conduct\">Regulations Governing Academic Responsibility and Conduc<\/a>t (from the University Calendar)<\/li>\n<li>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/~assets\/doc\/quality-handbook\/UoS%20Academic%20Integrity%20Guidance.pdf\">Academic Integrity Guidance for Students<\/a> (updated July 2021) If you are a Postgraduate research (PGR) student, you should particularly refer to section 11.2.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You will also find additional information for students about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/quality\/assessment\/academic_integrity.page\">academic responsibility and conduct in the University&#8217;s Quality Handbook<\/a> and you should spend some time looking at the advice and guidance on this website.<\/p>\n<p>You can look at a short check list for <a href=\"https:\/\/library.soton.ac.uk\/sash\/what-is-academic-responsibility\">academic responsibility and conduct<\/a> to help you identify potential breaches of academic integrity and find out what you can to do avoid them.<\/p>\n<p>Now that you have read the full guidance and regulations of the university and looked at the academic responsibility and conduct information for students try testing your understanding with this short quiz by clicking on the image below (opens a new window).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.soton.ac.uk\/open\/library\/articulate\/Academic-integrity\/story_html5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/308\/2023\/04\/integrity-quiz-2023-04-25.png\" alt=\"Integrity quiz interactive\" height=\"570;\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/integrity-and-ethics\/plagiarism-copyright\/\">next section<\/a><\/strong> discusses plagiarism and copyright and includes a short learning activity.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6690\" src=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/308\/2021\/08\/page-2-of-4.png\" alt=\"page 2 of 4\" width=\"100\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/308\/2021\/08\/page-2-of-4.png 160w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/308\/2021\/08\/page-2-of-4-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic responsibility and conduct As a member of the academic community at the University of Southampton, you are expected to work in accordance with the principles of academic responsibility and conduct. It includes: respecting the rights of other scholars fully acknowledging the work of others wherever it has contributed to your own, thereby avoiding plagiarism [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":811,"featured_media":0,"parent":3202,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3912","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Patqgi-116","builder_content":"<h1>Academic responsibility and conduct<\/h1>\n<p>As a member of the academic community at the University of Southampton, you are expected to work in accordance with the principles of academic responsibility and conduct. It includes:<\/p> <ul> <li>respecting the rights of other scholars<\/li> <li>fully acknowledging the work of others wherever it has contributed to your own, thereby avoiding plagiarism<\/li> <li>ensuring that your own work is reported honestly<\/li> <li>following accepted conventions, rules and laws when presenting your own work<\/li> <li>ensuring that you follow the ethical conventions and requirements appropriate to your discipline and that you adhere to the requirements of the University Ethics Policy<\/li> <li>undertaking your research responsibly, complying with all necessary legal regulations and meeting professional obligations<\/li> <\/ul> <p>You should make sure that you are fully aware of the full guidance and regulations of the University of Southampton by reading and understanding these two documents:<\/p> <ol> <li>Read the University of Southampton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/about\/governance\/regulations-policies\/student-regulations\/academic-responsibility-conduct\">Regulations Governing Academic Responsibility and Conduc<\/a>t (from the University Calendar)<\/li> <li>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/~assets\/doc\/quality-handbook\/UoS%20Academic%20Integrity%20Guidance.pdf\">Academic Integrity Guidance for Students<\/a> (updated July 2021) If you are a Postgraduate research (PGR) student, you should particularly refer to section 11.2.<\/li> <\/ol> <p>You will also find additional information for students about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/quality\/assessment\/academic_integrity.page\">academic responsibility and conduct in the University's Quality Handbook<\/a> and you should spend some time looking at the advice and guidance on this website.<\/p> <p>You can look at a short check list for <a href=\"https:\/\/library.soton.ac.uk\/sash\/what-is-academic-responsibility\">academic responsibility and conduct<\/a> to help you identify potential breaches of academic integrity and find out what you can to do avoid them.<\/p> <p>Now that you have read the full guidance and regulations of the university and looked at the academic responsibility and conduct information for students try testing your understanding with this short quiz by clicking on the image below (opens a new window).<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.soton.ac.uk\/open\/library\/articulate\/Academic-integrity\/story_html5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/308\/2023\/04\/integrity-quiz-2023-04-25.png\" alt=\"Integrity quiz interactive\" height=\"570;\" \/> <\/a><\/p> <p>The\u00a0<strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/integrity-and-ethics\/plagiarism-copyright\/\">next section<\/a><\/strong> discusses plagiarism and copyright and includes a short learning activity.<\/p> <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/308\/2021\/08\/page-2-of-4.png\" alt=\"page 2 of 4\" width=\"100\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/308\/2021\/08\/page-2-of-4.png 160w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/308\/2021\/08\/page-2-of-4-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/811"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3912"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7077,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3912\/revisions\/7077"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/researchmethods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}