Contract Cheating: An Inter-Institutional Collaborative SoTL Project from Alberta

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dc.contributor.authorEaton, Sarah Elaine
dc.contributor.authorToye, Margaret A.
dc.contributor.authorRossi, Silvia
dc.contributor.authorChibry, Nancy
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-14T16:32:54Z
dc.date.available2018-11-14T16:32:54Z
dc.date.issued2018-11-10
dc.description.abstractOur project showcases perspectives from three Alberta post-secondary institutions, using a collaborative action research approach to reflect upon and then develop interventions to advance awareness of, and responses to, contract cheating. Contract cheating includes, but is not limited to essay mills, custom writing services, assignment completion services and professional exam takers. Contract cheating also occurs when parents, partners or another student do the work for a learner. In short, contract cheating happens when students have someone else complete academic work on their behalf, but submit their work as if they had done it themselves. Our project is framed as an action research project that extends SoTL beyond the individual classroom to a broader institutional context. Using narratives, observations and reflection-on-action as data sources, we use informal interventions such as hallway conversations and in-class discussions, designed to help both faculty members and students develop greater awareness about what contract cheating is and why it deserves attention from a teaching and learning perspective. We also discuss institutional action, such as taking part in the International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating, as a formal way to raise awareness about contract cheating in higher education more broadly. We conclude with preliminary practical and evidence-informed recommendations for practitioners, educational developers and decision-makers.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEaton, S. E., Toye, M. A., Rossi, S., & Chibry, N. (2018). Contract Cheating: An Inter-Institutional Collaborative SoTL Project from Alberta. Paper presented at the 2018 Symposium on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), Banff, AB, Canada.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/34227
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/109171
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisher.facultyWerklund School of Educationen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.institutionMount Royal Collegeen_US
dc.publisher.institutionBow Valley Collegeen_US
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dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.subjectacademic integrityen_US
dc.subjectcontract cheatingen_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.subjectacademic misconducten_US
dc.subjectacademic dishonestyen_US
dc.subjectcheatingen_US
dc.subjecthigher educationen_US
dc.titleContract Cheating: An Inter-Institutional Collaborative SoTL Project from Albertaen_US
dc.typeconference paperen_US
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