Acceptable support

The University defines academic support which is acceptable as: 

The identification and correction of errors related to: 

• Word usage (excluding specific terminology) 

• Spelling, punctuation, capitalisation, italics, abbreviations, headings, quotations, metrification, numbering, citations, referencing, tables, illustrations, footnotes and appendices 

The identification (but not correction) of issues related to: 

• Grammar and syntax 

• Clarity of expression 

• Voice and tone 

• Issues with logical sequencing and linkage between sentences and paragraphs 

• Ambiguity 

• Repetition 

For summative work, undertaking the following tasks for a student is inappropriate: 

• Adding or re-writing any of the student’s sentences or sections of work 

• Rearranging passages of text, sequences of code or sections of other material for the student 

• Reformatting the material for the student 

• Contributing additional material to the original

• Checking calculations or formulae 

• Rewriting formulae, equations or computer code 

• Re-labelling figures or diagrams 

Further information can be found in the Guide to Assessment, Standards, Marking & Feedback.