In Indonesia, contract cheaters take advantage of a culture of academic competition, a lack of legal clarity, and the move to online testing and assignments.
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A new study of academic integrity policies and practices at 41 Australian universities found little evidence of changes to deal with cheating and academic misconduct arising from online assessment.
An estimated one in ten Australian tertiary students have paid a so-called contract cheating service to do their work for them. What most don’t think about is the risk of being blackmailed later.
Australia has a law against businesses offering assignments for sale to students, but that hasn’t stopped ‘contract cheating’. And new research shows it’s much more common than had been thought.
The forced transition to online university learning will mean teaching practices will be permanently changed.
What is cheating? Sometimes, teachers and academics disagree on exactly what constitutes academic misconduct, but getting someone to proofread your work is generally considered fine.
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Psychology, The University of Western Australia
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Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Researcher in Information Communications Technology, CQUniversity Australia
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Professeur agrégé, École d'études politique, Directeur, Centre d'études en gouvernance / Associate professor, School of Political Studies, Director, Centre on Governance, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Research Assistant, Centre on Governance, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Director, Academic Integrity, Torrens University Australia
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Lecturer, Universitas Gadjah Mada and Ph.D. Candidate, University of Debrecen
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Researcher in Human Rights and Tech, Universitas Gadjah Mada
