CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Bringing the Five-Stage Framework Into Your Institution
Practical support for universities, business schools, and colleges implementing ethical AI use — from policy to classroom.
The Five-Stage Framework and its companion workbook provide students and educators with a shared approach to ethical AI use. Translating that approach into institutional practice requires more than guidance alone. It involves developing policies appropriate to the institution, equipping staff with the confidence to apply them, and embedding responsible AI use in teaching, learning and assessment.
Information Managers Ltd, trading as Acadama, works with institutions to support this transition from principles to practical implementation.
Services
Policy Development
supporting institutions in developing and adapting ethical AI policies using the Five-Stage Framework, informed by UK higher education quality expectations (QAA), AACSB business accreditation standards, and established UK, EU and US academic integrity and misconduct terminology. Our approach integrates responsible AI use into existing institutional policies, teaching, assessment and quality assurance arrangements.
Staff Training & Workshops
sessions for academic staff, conduct officers, and quality assurance teams on applying the framework in practice
Curriculum Integration
embedding the framework into induction, study-skills provision, or discipline-specific teaching, drawing on the workbook’s cross-disciplinary case material
Assessment Redesign Consultation
applying an evidence-based, fluency-focused approach to specific assessment design challenges, rather than detection-based enforcement
Ongoing Advisory
a standing point of contact as AI guidance and sector expectations continue to evolve
Implementation Review & Evaluation
Reviewing how ethical AI policies and the Five-Stage Framework are being implemented across teaching, assessment and student learning. Identifying practical improvements, staff development needs and opportunities to strengthen institutional consistency.
Why Work With Us
Acadama combines extensive experience in higher education teaching, academic leadership, curriculum development and applied research with a practical approach to responsible AI use.
Our consultancy is grounded in the AI & Academic Integrity Five-Stage Framework and its companion workbook, providing a structured approach to integrating ethical AI use into institutional policy, teaching, assessment and student learning.
The Framework and companion workbook are informed by UK higher education quality expectations (QAA), AACSB business accreditation standards, and commonly used UK, EU and US terminology relating to academic misconduct and academic integrity. This provides a relevant reference point for institutions seeking to develop responsible AI practices within their existing academic and quality assurance arrangements.
We recognise that institutions differ in their academic cultures, disciplinary requirements, policies and levels of AI readiness. Our approach therefore focuses on understanding each institution’s circumstances and supporting the development of practical, context-appropriate solutions.
Our objective is to help institutions move beyond statements of principle towards consistent, transparent and sustainable practices for ethical AI use.
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