Table 4 Academic integrity documents analysed by UDL features of comprehension

1.Letter to request students’ attend investigative interview

Contains links to documents 3 and 4, but not 2

Highlights the investigator’s time limitations in bold

Is organised in paragraphs

Contains links to documents 3 and 4

Does not have an explanation of what student is alleged to have done

Contains links to documents 3 and 4

Offers to answer emails

2.Definitions of cheating

Contains introduction paragraph with warnings of being expelled or losing degree

Contains link to document 3 but not 4

Presents in bold the name of each breach. States that the Library has a leaflet but no link. Student Conduct Regulations are mentioned but link is in another part of this document

Presents title in large black box like document 3

Different definitions are listed with Roman numerals

Uses legal terms

Contains some repetition

Contains links to UK academic integrity charter – broader network (not mentioned elsewhere)

3.Academic conduct procedure

Includes an introduction of one page with 7 points. Does not contain any links to other documents

Lists policy details with subheadings of introduction, general approach, breaches, penalties, starting procedure, interview, conduct committee, appeal, procedural matters, appendix

Presents title in large black box like document 2

Different parts of procedure are listed with ordinary numbers

Document consists of 12 pages

Contains link to Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education

(not mentioned elsewhere)

4.Academic integrity advice

Contains link to document 2 but not 3

Document is organised in blocks with ‘our top tips’. Contains some links to further study guidance by the same team

Document is set out with bold titles; categories do not match definitions of cheating fully, or procedure (documents 2 and 3)

Contains link to the Support team who created this document and advice about how to contact them