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STUDENT INFORMATION
requirements and you are encouraged to contact the Imperial College: Our Principles
staff if you have any questions or queries.
Plagiarism – General The Government’s White Paper, Students at the Heart
of the System, published in June 2011, endorsed the
Given the constituency from which the students on recommendation made by a national Student Charter
this course are drawn and the advice on referencing Working Group that each institution should have a
included in this handbook, it is expected that Student Charter, or similar high level statement, to
everyone will be familiar with plagiarism and how set out the mutual expectations of universities and
to avoid it. However, it is still to be stated that students.
plagiarism will not be accepted and severe action
may be taken against students who have plagiarised At its June 2012 meeting the Senate approved
the work of others. To avoid inadvertent plagiarism, a Student Charter for the College, entitled Our
it is important that you understand what constitutes Principles, and agreed that this would be launched
a problem or offence. You have access to an online during summer 2012. The Principles were developed
information literacy guide: www.imperial.ac.uk/ by a College Working Group including representatives
admin-services/library/learning-support/plagiarism- of all faculties and undergraduate and postgraduate
awareness. students.
Work may be submitted to plagiarism detection The Principles define the guiding principles of the
services at any time. The library has more resources College community and cover all students, both
and advice on plagiarism and cheating offences undergraduate and postgraduate. They are not a
policy and procedures. legal contract but rather an easily accessible, concise
www.imperial.ac.uk/registry/exams/examoffences source of information and a clear display of staff,
student and ICU collaboration. The Principles display
Pastoral and Academic Support the signatures of the College’s President and the
ICU President. They will be reviewed annually by the
Quality Assurance and Enhancement Committee
(QAEC).
This section provides you with information about what The Principles are available at: www.imperial.ac.uk/
help, support and resources are available to you as a students/student-support/our-principles. Each
student of Imperial College London. The information principle is accompanied by ‘drop-down’ text, which
below is required for all master’s students at imperial; elaborates upon the overarching statements and
as students on this programme your situation is provides links to further information.
slightly abnormal in that most of you will be members
of staff at Imperial or associated hospitals as well as Senate noted that it was important for the Principles
being registered as part-time students. Your rights to be communicated widely to both staff and
and support facilities related to disability and long- students and agreed that Departmental student
term health issues are therefore also covered by your induction sessions, personal tutoring meetings and
appropriate employment terms and conditions. All staff-student committee meetings should include
EDU students are assigned a personal tutor, to whom discussion of the Principles.
you can speak should you wish.
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