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UNIVERSITY OF FORWARD THINKING WESTMINSTER® ACADEMIC MISCONDUCTS STUDENT GUIDE Version 1.0 June 2019 e: Vision [Student Casework: Academic Misconduct] Table of Contents Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................... 2 Your Academic Misconduct Case .................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Access Your Case List .............................................................................................................. 4 1.2 Manage Your Case .................................................................................................................. 5 1.2.1 Respond to Allegation ..................................................................................................... 6 1.2.2 Add a Note ...................................................................................................................... 8 1.2.3 View History .................................................................................................................. 11 1.2.4 Respond to Meeting Invitation ..................................................................................... 11 1.2.5 Submit an Academic Misconduct Appeal ..................................................................... 12 e: Vision [Student Casework: Academic Misconduct] 5 Depending on your screen resolution you may not be able to see all the columns on the page. If this is the case, click on the green plus symbol to the left of the Case ID to expand the record (vertically). 1.2 Manage Your Case To view the case in greater detail and to add information to it, click on the Case ID of the Academic Misconduct record on the Case List page. The system displays the View Academic Misconduct Case page which provides details of the allegation and an opportunity to respond to it. e: Vision [Student Casework: Academic Misconduct] 6 1.2.1 Respond to Allegation You will receive a notification via email when an allegation has been submitted and when a penalty has been agreed. e: Vision [Student Casework: Academic Misconduct] 7 If your case is Category 1, you have the opportunity to accept the allegation, dispute the allegation and to dispute the penalty outcome. If your case is Category 2, you will only have the option to provide justification (as narrative text). 1. Click on the Respond to Allegation button in the Offence details section of the View Academic Misconduct Case page. The system displays the Respond to Allegation page. 1. Select your response form the dropdown box and enter some text supporting your response. 2. Click on the Next button. The system displays the Provide Evidence page. You must upload supporting evidence via the Upload Document button before being able to click the Proceed button: e: Vision [Student Casework: Academic Misconduct] 10 5. The system should update the File Status to Successfully Uploaded 100%. 6. Select Return to previous to page to view the Upload Evidence page which contains Your Note and the Document List (the file you have uploaded). It is possible to add as many files related to the note as required. It is also possible to delete a file before clicking the Next button by selecting the option Delete Document (beside the file name). 7. Select the Next button to return to the View Academic Misconduct Case page. e: Vision [Student Casework: Academic Misconduct] 11 1.2.3 View History 1. To view the history of notes and actions taken in relation to the case click on the View History button in the Information & Evidence section of the View Academic Misconduct Case page. 1.2.4 Respond to Meeting Invitation You will receive an email notification when: • An Academic Misconduct Meeting has been set-up to discuss your case to which you are invited. An Academic Misconduct Meeting will be arranged if you have Category 1 case and have either: o admitted to the allegation but not accepted the penalty; or o disputed the allegation • An Academic Misconduct Panel Hearing has been set-up to discuss your case to which you are invited. An Academic Misconduct Panel Hearing will be arranged if you have: o a Category 2 case; or o committed at least 3 previous offences; or o a case where the Academic Standards Manager is unable to determine the category of the alleged offence. 1. Select the Action to Respond to Invitation in the Meeting section of the View Academic Misconduct Case page. e: Vision [Student Casework: Academic Misconduct] 12 2. Select your response to the invitation from the dropdown (Yes or No), and if you have selected Yes, enter the name of friend you would like to accompany you to the meeting. Click on Proceed. ‘Friend’ is defined as a currently registered student of the University, a sabbatical officer of the University of Westminster Students’ Union, or member of University staff. If you add a friend please include their Student ID or Staff ID in the Name of Friend field. The system returns to the View Academic Misconduct Case page where it is possible to change your response by clicking the Action to Respond to Invitation and selecting a different response option in the Respond to Meeting Invitation page. 1.2.5 Submit an Academic Misconduct Appeal If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of an Academic Misconduct Meeting or an Academic Misconduct Panel Hearing, you may submit an appeal to be considered by the Associate Director, Academic Quality and Standards. 1. Click on the Appeal button in the Offence details section of the View Academic Misconduct Case page.