S.L. 327.88 Art. 40Plagiarism in work submitted for study-units.

When students are alleged to have committed a breach of any of the provisions in regulation 38 (1) (b), (c) and (d) in work submitted for Study Units of any value:

(a) any case of plagiarism and/or collusion which is deemed to be minor, and being the student’s first offence, shall be investigated by the Faculty

Assessment Disciplinary Board of the Faculty offering the Study-Unit, composed of the Dean of the Faculty or his delegate as chair, the Head of Department or his delegate and a student from among the students’

representatives on the Faculty Board. The academic who reports the case shall not form part of the Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Board;

(b) any case of plagiarism and/or collusion which is deemed to be major, even if being the student’s first offence, shall be investigated by the University Assessment Disciplinary Board composed as in regulation 42 of these regulations; and

(c) all second and subsequent offences, whether major or minor, shall be investigated by the University

*Shall be applicable from 1 June 2019. Assessment Disciplinary Board composed as in regulation 42 of these regulations.

(2) When a breach of any of the provisions in regulation 38 (1) (b), (c) and (d) is established to have occurred and the provisions of paragraph (1) of this regulation apply, the Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Board shall:

(a) issue an oral or written reprimand; and/or

(b) reduce the mark of the Assessment or of the relevant Assessment component if applicable down to, and including, the mark of zero with the possibility of a reassessment: provided that for a component carrying a weight of up to 20%, it shall reduce the mark of the relevant Assessment component down to, and including, the mark of zero with or without the possibility of reassessment.

(3) Instances of collusion or minor plagiarism which occur in the first year of an undergraduate course may be considered by the Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Board as academic incompetence.

(4) The University Assessment Disciplinary Board may give direction and more guidelines to Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Boards on procedures to be used in such cases.

(5) In cases covered by sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (1) of this regulation, a report shall be made in writing by the academic who found the plagiarism and/or collusion in consultation with the Head of Department / Dean of the Faculty offering the study-unit, stating whether the plagiarism and/or collusion is deemed to be minor or major. In cases deemed to be minor, the report will be referred to the Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Board and in cases deemed to be major, the report will be referred to the University Assessment Disciplinary Board for confirmation of admissibility.

(6) In cases covered by sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (1) of this regulation, the academic who found the plagiarism and/or collusion, in consultation with the Head of Department / Dean of the Faculty offering the study-unit, will produce a report in writing to be sent to the University Assessment Disciplinary Board. 41.* When students are alleged to have committed a breach of any of these regulations, after the result of a study-unit has been published or after an award has been conferred, a report shall be submitted to the

University Assessment Disciplinary Board. After due consideration, the University Assessment Disciplinary Board, may direct that the result of the study-unit be annulled and/or that the award be withdrawn.

*Shall be applicable from 1 June 2019.