Not only University directors and managers commit fraud, students are being guilty as well… At least one in ten graduated students confesses to have committed fraud during their studies. Technology offers a lot of possibilities, according to research by Elsevier and Research Institute Economical Research.
On average, 15 per cent of the higher education students and 10 per cent of the academics says to have committed fraud during their studies. Seven thousand students and academics filled in an enquiry, approximately 1.5 year after they graduated.
How did the students deceive their students? Copying notes from others during tests is the number one trick, with 55 per cent. More than 33 per cent of the cheaters had their assignments and tests made by others, or knew in advance which test questions they would get in the test.
The old-fashioned crib sheet is past. These days, a lot of technological stuff is used by students to commit fraud. For example, and very popular, the wireless earplugs. These earplugs are connected to mobile phones via Bluetooth. This way, the students can listen to their notes, which they recorded in advance. Students who get the lowest grades, often commit most fraud… according to the results of the research.
Source: Elsevier
