Students caught cheating
Dear Bournemouth University,
I would like to know:
1) What was the number of students caught cheating in coursework in
the last 5 years? Can I have a breakdown for each year.
2) What was the number of exam candidates caught cheating in the
last 5 years? Can I have a breakdown for each year.
3) If cheating was found in exams, what was the most common form?
4) If cheating was found in coursework or exams, how were students
punished?
Yours faithfully,
Julie Cordier
Dear Ms Cordier,
We write further to your email of 25 October 2011 for
information about students at our University cheating in examinations and
assessments.
Your request has been processed by us in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
We set out our responses to each of your questions as follows:
'1) What was the number of students caught cheating in coursework in
the last 5 years? Can I have a breakdown for each year.'
Answer:
Academic year Number
2010/11 58 students
2009/10 57 students
2008/09 38 students
2007/08 38 students
2006/07 32 students
Total = 223
'2) What was the number of exam candidates caught cheating in the
last 5 years? Can I have a breakdown for each year.'
Answer:
Academic year Number
2010/11 3 students
2009/10 2 students
2008/09 1 student
2007/08 4 students
2006/07 None recorded
Total = 10
'3) If cheating was found in exams, what was the most common form?'
Answer:
Plagiarism- mainly from the internet.
'4) If cheating was found in coursework or exams, how were students
punished?'
Answer:
It depends upon the severity and, where applicable, the number of times
they had already been found to have cheated. A large proportion of
students gained 0% for that element of their assessment or unit and any
resubmission would be capped at 40% for undergraduates and 50% for post
graduates.
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