I consider myself to be a child of the European Enlightenment. This is not only because of my Irish heritage, but because of my admiration for the development of questions and ideas from Greek philosophers, from the industrial revolution and ...
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Though all cultures perceive contract cheating as wrong, nearly half of ESL students see plagiarism – a subtler form of cheating – as less problematic. They think universities make ‘too much of a fuss of people cheating’ in this manner. A fifth of ...
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Following allegations of sexism in Australian politics, the gender quota debate has reemerged. Liberal MP Julia Banks, in announcing her intended resignation from parliament following the most recent leadership spill, stated the following: "...I'm not done. I am not giving ...
More »VU extends ‘block model’ to all degrees
Victoria University is so pleased with its 'block model' – whereby one subject is taught at a time – that is it extending this university-wide. From this year, it was only applied to first-year subjects. By 2020, both undergraduate and ...
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