Any type of cheating that occurs in relation to a formal academic exercise
"Academic misconduct" redirects here. For misconduct in research, see Scientific misconduct.
Academic dishonesty, academic misconduct, academic fraud and academic integrity are related concepts that refer to various actions on the part of students that go against the expected norms of a school, university or other learning institution. Definitions of academic misconduct are usually outlined in institutional policies.[1][2][3] Therefore, academic dishonesty consists of many different categories of behaviour, as opposed to being a singular concept.[4]
^Bretag, Tracey; Mahmud, Saadia; East, Julianne; et al. (2011). Academic integrity standards: A preliminary analysis of the academic integrity policies at Australian universities (Report). Conference: Australian Universities Quality Forum.