ACE - Academic Conduct Essentials

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From 2009, all students at any level (undergraduate,  postgraduate, onshore, offshore) who are enrolled into a new course, will be required to complete an online module which will introduce them to the basic issues of ethical scholarship and the expectations of correct academic conduct that the university has of its students. The unit is called Academic Conduct Essentials, or ACE for short, and will be available to students through their WebCT account (http://webct.uwa.edu.au). Those students required to complete will be automatically enrolled in the unit by the University.

Students must complete the ACE module within the first 10 weeks of their enrolment. To pass ACE students need to obtain a minimum of 80% in the quiz at the end of the module, but may attempt the quiz as many times as necessary to pass. Students’ Academic Transcripts will indicate to employers that they have passed or failed to complete “Academic Conduct Essentials”.

Students new to the university environment are often unaware of the complexity of correct academic practices. The ACE unit is designed to illustrate that, even with the best intentions, students can inadvertently find themselves having committed academic misconduct. Becoming familiar with expectations as early as possible in students' academic careers will be beneficial as they progress through their studies.

The fostering of academic integrity is given high priority at UWA and is supported by institutional policies and practices. Each Faculty has an appointed Academic Conduct Advisor whose role includes assisting students with counselling on matters of academic conduct.

Please direct any queries about ACE to ace-help@uwa.edu.au or view the FAQ’s about ACE. A collection of resources for staff relating to academic conduct can be found here.

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E-Mail: ace-help@uwa.edu.au