Academic integrity

02/02/23 • 26 min

In this episode, Si Bullock (Quality & Standards Specialist) sits down with Professor Michael Draper from Swansea University to discuss academic integrity.

The pair consider contract cheating, student attitudes to misconduct and relevant regulatory frameworks and legislation that underpin how the sector maintains standards.
As part of our work in this area, QAA has developed an Academic Integrity Charter alongside the Academic Integrity Advisory Group which sets a baseline level of commitment for institutions to ensure qualifications are verifiable and genuine. For more information visit Academic integrity (qaa.ac.uk)

In this episode, Si Bullock (Quality & Standards Specialist) sits down with Professor Michael Draper from Swansea University to discuss academic integrity.

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Enterprise, entrepreneurship and student ambition

In this episode, we discuss enterprise, entrepreneurship and student ambition with Rob Ingram from Falmouth University and Ruth Donnelly from University of Edinburgh.
Considering how enterprise and entrepreneurship are approached at each institution, Rob and Ruth reflect on student identity and what students want, before discussing ways to nurture and support student ambition.
In the second part of the podcast, we focus on two great examples of experiential learning, as Ruth introduces the work and impact of the Students as Change Agents (or ‘Sacha’) programme at University of Edinburgh, and Rob tells us about LEAP Summer School at Falmouth University.
We hope that you enjoy this podcast and if you’d like to learn more about our work around enterprise and entrepreneurship education, visit https://www.qaa.ac.uk/the-quality-code/enterprise-and-entrepreneurship-education
This podcast was first published on 12 July 2022.

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If you’d like to find out more about this and other QAA Collaborative Enhancement Projects, visit https://www.qaa.ac.uk/membership/collaborative-enhancement-projects.