Academic integrity
A clear commitment to ethical academic support
The value of your degree, your professional reputation, and the trust placed in you by your institution are too important to put at risk. These are the principles that shape every coaching relationship.
“I provide academic coaching, research guidance, methodological support, and writing feedback. I do not write assignments, theses, dissertations, articles, or assessed work on behalf of clients. The purpose of coaching is to support your thinking, planning, writing development, research confidence, and methodological clarity — while preserving the integrity and ownership of your work.”
Dr Ufuoma A. Norman
Principles
The work stays yours
I do not write theses, dissertations, assignments, articles, or any assessed work on behalf of clients. The ideas, drafts, and decisions remain yours — stronger and more clearly articulated.
Coaching, not editing
Sessions focus on thinking, planning, methodological clarity, and developmental feedback. They do not replace proofreading, copy-editing, or supervisor review.
Transparent with supervisors
Coaching is a complement to — never a substitute for — your supervisory relationship. Clients are encouraged to be open with supervisors about working with a research coach.
Confidential by default
What you share in sessions and enquiries is treated confidentially. Drafts are reviewed for the purpose of feedback only.
Honest about scope
If a request would compromise academic integrity, or sits outside the support I can ethically offer, I'll say so plainly and suggest a better path forward.
Scope
What coaching can — and cannot — do
Clear boundaries protect your authorship, your institution's rules, and the value of your work. Here is exactly where coaching helps, and where it stops.
What I can help with
- Refining and sharpening research questions
- Clarifying methodology and research design
- Planning quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods analysis
- Improving the structure and flow of chapters or articles
- Giving developmental feedback on drafts you have written
- Strengthening academic argumentation and scholarly voice
- Building working rhythm, accountability, and progress
What I do not do
- Writing assignments, theses, dissertations, or articles for clients
- Fabricating, inventing, or manipulating data or results
- Conducting undisclosed analysis presented as the client's own
- Misrepresenting authorship or contribution in any way
- Helping bypass university, ethics, or assessment rules
- Proofreading or copy-editing in place of supervisory review