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Dear University of Essex,

In relation to the distance learning courses you offer can you tell.

1. How many students do you have taking those courses currently?
2. As the courses are 100% online how do you stop cheating?
3. How many international students do you have?

https://online.essex.ac.uk/

Yours faithfully,

Abdul Hai

Freedom Of Information Requests, University of Essex

Dear Abdul

Thank you for your enquiry. Please could I just clarify in point 3 do you mean how many international students in total are there enrolled at the University or do you mean how many international students are enrolled on distance learning courses? Figures for the 2018-19 academic year won't yet be available as we're currently in the middle of the cycle so would figures for 2017-18 be acceptable?

Please note that the 20 working days allowed by the Act for our response won't start counting down until I hear back from you.

Best wishes
Clare Chatfield, BA (Hons), PC.foi
Freedom of Information Team
IT Services
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
Essex
CO4 3SQ
 
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Dear Freedom Of Information Requests,

On point 3 I meant the number of international students enrolled on distance learning courses?

Figures for 2017-18 would be acceptable.

Yours sincerely,

Abdul Hai

Freedom Of Information Requests, University of Essex

Dear Abdul

Thank you for the clarification. I will now request the information for you and we will come back to you as soon as we can and in any case within the 20 working days allowed by the Act.

In the meantime if you have any queries, please let me know.

Best wishes
Clare Chatfield, BA (Hons), PC.foi
Freedom of Information Team
IT Services
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
Essex
CO4 3SQ
 
T +44 (0)1206 872285
E [University of Essex request email]

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Freedom Of Information Requests, University of Essex

Dear Abdul

 

Following your recent enquiry regarding distance learning courses here at
the University of Essex, please find our response below:

 

In relation to the distance learning courses you offer can you tell me:

 

1. How many students do you have taking those courses currently?
We informed you that as we are currently in the middle of the cycle,
2018-19 figures are not currently available.  Instead you agreed that
2017-18 figures would be useful.  1662 students undertook distance
learning course in 2017-18.

 

2. As the courses are 100% online how do you stop cheating?
The University of Essex Online uses a wide range of systems and processes
to manage academic offences, including plagiarism detection software,
information for students regarding appropriate academic conduct, academic
judgement that allows tutors to identify differences and discrepancies in
student work and learner analytics which allow us to detect suspicious
user activity on our learning platform.

3. How many international students enrolled on distance learning courses
do you have?
Once again, we are unable to provide you with figures for 2018-19.  891
students were enrolled on distance learning courses in 2017-18.

 

I hope you find this information useful but if you have any queries about
the data, please let me know.

 

Best wishes

Clare Chatfield, BA (Hons), PC.foi

Freedom of Information Team

IT Services

University of Essex

Wivenhoe Park

Colchester

Essex

CO4 3SQ

 

T +44 (0)1206 872285

E [1][University of Essex request email]

 

 

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