contract cheating
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Podcasts
Face-to-face exams can reduce cheating: podcast
An academic urges universities to return to ‘traditional’ face-to-face exams to lessen students' cheating. Universities across Australia have seen student…
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In the News
Australian education is a ‘sham’: ghostwriter sounds alarm on contract cheating
A ghostwriter who has written thousands of essays for students at major Australian universities is highlighting the issue of contract…
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In the News
Sector alert over illegal contract cheating
Australia’s tertiary regulator has flagged an increase in online contractors amping up advertising for illegal cheating services. In a statement,…
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Policy & Reform
CDU study says pandemic has made contract cheating worse
Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers recently completed a study exploring the extent and impact of contract cheating across the global…
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Industry & Research
Why are some uni students still turning to contract cheating and what can be done about it?
Recent research from The University of Western Australia indicates that the real figure of Australian university students who engage in…
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Advertorial
Employing a digitised curriculum management system to address the risks of contract cheating
To date, a tremendous amount of technological and policy development has been directed toward curbing the use of online “paper…
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Industry & Research
Time’s up for crooked students: Tehan to announce ‘Education Integrity Unit’
The federal government said it would crack down on cheats, cyber hacking and foreign interference last year, and now it…
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In the News
Leaked report from UNSW shows academic misconduct as the most ‘significant’ threat to our institutions
A leaked report from UNSW shows that academic misconduct continues to threaten academic integrity in Australia. The leaked University of…
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Policy & Reform
Who’s cheating at uni, and what are we going to do about it?
During your entire career as a student, did you ever cheat on an assignment, an essay or in an exam?…
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Commentary
Quality teaching the key to deterring contract cheating: a student’s perspective
A few months ago I came across a disturbing leaflet at my university campus that promised completed assignments with a…
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Commentary
How to handle contract cheating
Four years on from the MyMaster cheating scandal that rocked NSW universities, contract cheating – where students engage a third-party…
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International Education
India’s ‘two-pronged’ approach to plagiarism
India has made a firm commitment to stamping out plagiarism and contract cheating with the announcement that all public and…
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Podcasts
Time’s up for cheats as new laws announced
The Morrison government will introduce legislation to curb academic cheating at university, with people found guilty facing up to two…
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In the News
Contract cheating draft legislation too heavy-handed: unis, students
A student helping out a struggling classmate might be worried they’re incriminating themselves should draft legislation to prohibit academic cheating…
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Commentary
Proposed contract cheating legislation a good first step but more action needed
Contract cheating refers to students outsourcing their assessments to professional cheating services or through arrangements with friends or peers. A…
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Policy & Reform
A contract cheating update
More than 5 to 10 per cent of students engage in some form of contract cheating. In a tutorial of 20…
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