At Griffith University, academic integrity means acting with the values of honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility in learning. It is important for students to act in an honest way, be responsible for their actions, and show fairness in every part of their work.
The International Centre for Academic Integrity defines academic integrity as "a commitment, even in the face of adversity, to six fundamental values: honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility, and courage. From these values flow principles of behaviour that enable academic communities to translate ideals into action" (ICAI 2021).
Academic integrity is an extension of your own personal integrity. Producing your own work to the best of your ability means you have earned your qualification and are prepared for the opportunities and challenges you will face in the workplace.
Employers need to be assured that students who are awarded degrees have met the standards and professional requirements for the program of study. Many professions have specific professional integrity standards, vales and codes of conduct.
A Gateway Course is part of Griffith’s approach to ensuring the integrity of every student’s qualification. It features assessments that are designed to be completed without generative AI or other forms of unauthorised assistance. These assessments are either tasks that contribute significantly to your course grade or that you must pass to pass the course. This way, you can be assured that you have met the learning objectives in your course and program.
This policy sets out the principles and processes for dealing with academic misconduct and applies to students studying  non-award, undergraduate and postgraduate coursework programs and Higher Degree Research Candidates.
This procedure supports the Student Academic Integrity Policy by providing a formal framework for managing student breaches of academic integrity.
This  Procedure supports the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Student Breaches of Academic Integrity Procedure by outlining the ways in which breaches of academic integrity may take place in a range of teaching, student research and assessment environments, including online.
Identifying and Preventing Breaches of Academic Integrity Procedure
An assessment item has been submitted, and a potential breach of academic integrity has been identified by a tutor/convenor.
Based on the information available, your Convenor will consider whether the breach should be considered as:
Seriousness of academic misconduct breach applied.
Where the breach is considered to be Academic Misconduct, depending on the seriousness of the academic misconduct breach, the Decision Maker will either be:
For HDR candidates this will be:
Decision Maker emails student a written notice, detailing the identified breach of academic misconduct.
Decision Maker considers response (if provided) and the evidence available.
They will then either:
Decision Maker emails the student a Closure Letter with their decision.
The letter will include the following:
Seeking a review and/or appeal of a breach of academic misconduct decision.
Students who have a finding of Academic Misconduct may be entitled to a review, and where provided, an appeal.
Visit Student Review and Appeals to find out what decisions can be reviewed and appealed and how to submit a review of decision form.
Student misconduct refers to behaviour by students—whether academic or non‑academic—that violates institutional codes, disrupts the learning environment, or undermines the integrity, safety, and expected standards within an educational setting.
Griffith University will take strong action if you are found to have engaged in misconduct, and this may result in your exclusion from further study.
 You can find more information on the Student Charter web page.
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