Academic Misconduct
Panel Training
Procedural fairness, evidence, and decision-making for university staff who sit on, chair, and administer academic misconduct panels.
Academic misconduct processes are among the most consequential decisions a university makes about an individual student. They can affect degree outcomes, professional registration, and careers. The students who go through them deserve panels that understand the process, can weigh evidence fairly, apply procedures consistently, and produce decisions that are clear, reasoned, and defensible.
This online programme is built from direct casework experience. Alkhemy’s associates have sat in the room on both sides of the table, supporting students through misconduct processes and helping institutions improve them. The learning is grounded in what actually goes wrong and what genuinely helps.
This is not passive online CPD. You will work through scenario exercises, submit two written assignments with named feedback from an Alkhemy associate, and join a final group case clinic. By the end you will have a certificate of completion, a personal action plan, and a written reference guide to use in your ongoing panel work.
Eight clear learning outcomes
By the end of the programme you will be able to:
Six sections, 25 lessons, 8 to 10 hours
Each section builds on the last. Quizzes must be passed at 80% or above before the next section unlocks. The programme closes with a final group case clinic.
| # | Section | Content | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Orientation: course map, pacing, and what to have to hand | 1 micro-lesson | 10 mins |
| 1 | What it means to sit on a panel: independence, accountability, and mindset | 4 lessons + quiz | 75 mins |
| 2 | The legal and regulatory framework: procedural fairness, the OIA, and the Equality Act |
4 lessons + download + quiz | 90 mins |
| 3 | Evidence, AI tools, and how to weigh it: burden of proof, uncertain evidence, and AI detection |
5 lessons + scenario pack + quiz + assignment | 100 mins |
| 4 | Running a fair hearing: roles, bias, student experience, and representation | 4 lessons + quiz | 80 mins |
| 5 | Fitness to Practise and sanctions: higher stakes, consistency, and proportionality | 4 lessons + quiz | 80 mins |
| 6 | Outcome letters and OIA defensibility: reasoning, drafting, and the final case clinic |
3 lessons + scenario pack + quiz + assignment + case clinic + certificate | 90 mins |
AI misconduct allegations: treated explicitly
AI detection tools and uncertain evidence have their own dedicated lesson in Section 3, not a footnote in a general evidence session. You will learn what detection tools can and cannot establish, why a tool output is not evidence of misconduct, and how to approach sanctions proportionately where the evidential picture is incomplete.
The human dimension of hearings
How it feels to be a student in a misconduct process. How power imbalance, anxiety, and disability affect what panels hear. How to approach student representatives and independent advisers as contributors to a clearer hearing rather than obstacles. A structured deliberation tool you can take directly into your next panel.
The final group case clinic
The programme closes with a one-hour live case clinic on Zoom, facilitated by an Alkhemy trainer with up to fifteen participants. Not an optional add-on: this is the capstone of the programme. You bring real questions and edge cases. The session is not recorded. Your invitation is valid for twelve months from enrolment.
A proper programme, not a webinar
Every section combines written content, worked examples, quiz-gated progression, and at two points in the course, written assignments with named personal feedback. Here is what to expect from start to finish.
Enrol directly online or contact us to be invoiced. Twelve months of access from the date of enrolment.
Individual enrolment is available immediately. For institutions enrolling five or more people, contact us for group pricing.
Ready to enrol or find out more?
Download the full prospectus or get in touch directly. If you are weighing up the online programme against the in-house two-day version, we are happy to help you decide which is the better fit.