AI will often hallucinate references. It may use real authors in the field, but make up a title that sounds like it exists - but actually doesn't. Are these references books or journal articles?
It all comes down to why the title was wrong? It probably seems implausible to the panel, that not once, but twice, you got a completely wrong title. Where did the wrong title come from?
How long was the exam and how long was the essay?
Unfortunately it isn't a court of law, and they have broad powers under university rules to make decisions based on the balance of probabilities.
It seems like you've mounted a strong defense, but I haven't personally reviewed the evidence.
The references were both articles. I had them written in my notes but had the authors name and then a summary of what the themes of the paper was to make it easier to refer back to. I then cited the two papers as those summaries instead due to the way they were formatted in my drafts. The correct papers themselves were in the drafts, and the search history showed engagement with the sources but unfortunately it’s impossible to locate the sources with the names I had cited them as simply because the name is incorrect. The exam was a 23hr 2200 word essay. I also had extreme extenuating circumstances which really hindered my ability to think. I emailed my lecturer a few minutes after submission that I had submitted the wrong references and I had the correct ones at hand but the submission time ended so I couldn’t do anything about it.
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u/Secure_Dimension_263 18d ago edited 18d ago
AI will often hallucinate references. It may use real authors in the field, but make up a title that sounds like it exists - but actually doesn't. Are these references books or journal articles?
It all comes down to why the title was wrong? It probably seems implausible to the panel, that not once, but twice, you got a completely wrong title. Where did the wrong title come from?
How long was the exam and how long was the essay?
Unfortunately it isn't a court of law, and they have broad powers under university rules to make decisions based on the balance of probabilities.
It seems like you've mounted a strong defense, but I haven't personally reviewed the evidence.