Harvard investigates 125 students for cheating on final exam

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Post by soupboy » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 7:05 PM UTC

Harvard investigates 125 students for cheating on final exam
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Re: Harvard investigates 125 students for cheating on final exam

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Post by Techne » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 8:01 PM UTC

Very unfortunate. Obviously cheating is a very serious issue, but in this case I feel like something is systematically wrong with your class if half of your students are cheating.

Putting people in the position where cheating is such an alluring option is bad user experience. Evolve or die!

Re: Harvard investigates 125 students for cheating on final exam

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Post by waterlesscloud » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 8:13 PM UTC

Techne wrote: post #2

Very unfortunate. Obviously cheating is a very serious issue, but in this case I feel like something is systematically wrong with your class if half of your students are cheating. Putting people in the position where cheating is such an alluring option is bad user experience. Evolve or die!

Please, let's keep the responsibility for this where it belongs- on those who actually cheated.

Re: Harvard investigates 125 students for cheating on final exam

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Post by pdenya » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 8:14 PM UTC

It's incredible how high the punishments for cheating are. 1 year suspension for collaborating on a take home test?

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Post by BasDirks » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 8:14 PM UTC

Let's see them burn. Many would give their right arm to be given the opportunity they had.

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Post by waterlesscloud » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 8:18 PM UTC

pdenya wrote: post #4

It's incredible how high the punishments for cheating are. 1 year suspension for collaborating on a take home test?

So don't cheat.

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Post by calvinlough » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 8:19 PM UTC

It's funny how they think it's a problem of educating students about what isn't considered acceptable behavior. The students knew what they were doing, they just compared the probability of getting caught with the reward and made a decision.

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Post by tptacek » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 8:21 PM UTC

pdenya wrote: post #4

It's incredible how high the punishments for cheating are. 1 year suspension for collaborating on a take home test?

You can cheat on a final at Harvard and not be expelled?