Intellectual Integrity Officer (Part-Time) at IIE MSA and IIE Varsity College

Evaluation and Decision-Making:

• Receive and evaluate assessments flagged for plagiarism / academic dishonesty / unethical use of AI, to determine appropriate penalties, but with particular focus on upskilling the errant students in a supportive and developmental manner. The goal is to effectively educate and develop the students, so that they do not continue to plagiarise, leading to higher level offences.
• Evaluate the nature of the academic transgression, in relation to the assessment instruction, within the parameters of relevant institutional policies and procedures.
• Utilise similarity and AI detector tools, such as Turnitin, for thorough analysis of assignments and interpretation of reports, noting inconsistencies and preparing summaries of findings for further investigations.

Workflow Management:

• Maintain accurate records on MS Excel trackers, and other institutional academic tracking systems.
• Select the appropriate prescribed communication to be sent to the student, stipulating dates for resubmission and academic integrity development intervention.
• Ensure accurate communication is sent to relevant stakeholders, within the stipulated deadlines and compliant to relevant policies, including the POPI Act.
• Record errant students on the institutional administrative system.
• Track that the re-submissions have taken place.
• In the case of intentional academic dishonesty and/or repeat plagiarism offences, refer the cases to the Campus Disciplinary Officer (CDO) for disciplinary investigation, which requires compiling comprehensive case evidence binders with detailed history and supporting documents.
• Track consistency of academic integrity policy adherence across all faculties.

 Training and Development:

• Liaise with the Teaching and Learning Specialist in promoting Intellectual Integrity across the campus.
• Liaise with the Information Specialists and Writing Centre Student Consultants in coordinating and implementing academic writing, referencing and intellectual integrity student support and workshops across faculties.
• Liaise with the academic lecturing team by providing training and support in effectively promoting academic honesty in the classroom, but also identifying and managing academic dishonesty.
• Provide intellectual integrity and academic writing support to students (individually or in groups) to correct and prepare flagged assignments for resubmission. These developmental sessions focus on accessing credible resources, analysing and synthesizing information, paraphrasing, referencing and ethical use of AI. This support is captured on the student intervention tracker.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree. Postgraduate Qualification will be preferably.

Or

• A Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree with English as a major OR a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree with English as the major AND a PGCE with English as specialisation
• Alternatively, Honours degree will be advantageous

Minimum Work Experience Requirements:

• Well-developed academic writing skills.
• Proficiency in MS office (specifically MS Excel), data tracking, PDF compilers and document management.
• Strong communication skills for interacting with students, lecturers, and administrators.
• Strong administration skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret academic tools and reports.
• Skilled in utilizing similarity and AI detector platforms (e.g. Turnitin) to screen and evaluate flagged assessments.
• Proficiency in academic/learning management systems and understanding of academic integrity policies.
• Tertiary lecturing and marking experience would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of Harvard, APA and Legal Referencing Styles (footnotes) would be advantageous
• Knowledge of the research practice would be advantageous