Staff resources

This page contains information and University guidelines for teaching staff on promoting student academic integrity, academic misconduct detection and processes, useful contacts and resources, links to support assessment design and help with educational tools and technologies.

• Student academic integrity – what changed in 2025?

  As of January 1 2025, major revisions to the Student Academic Integrity Policy (MPF1310) took effect. It introduced a new process for managing, investigating, and determining allegations of academic misconduct.

• Academic integrity education

  Taking an educative approach to matters of academic integrity is critical in maintaining academic quality at the University

• Assessment design and academic integrity

  Information and resources focused on academic integrity and AI in higher education on the CSHE website.

• Artificial intelligence

  Advice on detecting the use of AI and managing its impact to teaching, learning and assessment.

• Help with educational technology

  Teaching & Learning Innovation offers practical and needs-based workshops and resources for teaching and professional staff on a range of topics supporting learning and teaching at the University of Melbourne.

• Turnitin’s AI writing detection tool

  Turnitin’s AI writing detection tool is accessible to staff within Turnitin’s Similarity Report function.

• Translation and editing tools

  While student use of GenAI to generate assessment material without acknowledgement is considered misconduct, the acceptability of using GenAI solely for translation or editorial assistance may depend on the assessment’s learning outcomes.

• Acting on academic misconduct

  While efforts to promote academic integrity and take preventative actions are effective deterrents, a proportion of students will engage in misconduct.

• Inappropriately shared content

  What to do if University course material is shared by students online without permission.

• Managing student use of AI assisted transcription and translation tools

  The impact and concerns surrounding student use of AI-assisted transcription and translation tools in academic settings.

• Who can I contact?

  Who to talk to regarding academic integrity at the University of Melbourne.
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