Faculty Aardvark on Academic
Misconduct Regarding Graded Exercises
Friday, March 27th, 1:30-2:30 in 6113 Law
Chaired by Howie Erlanger and Ruth Robarts
Regretfully, there have been a number of reports lately of academic misconduct. We're not in an epidemic, but it is a problem that we need to attend to. As much as we can assume honesty and good faith on the part of virtually all our students, some of us have observed cheating in our Law School classes. By sharing experiences, this aardvark will allow us to better design future assignments and exams with the aim of minimizing the temptation to cheat. Our discussion can also include suggestions on how to best handle student meetings and exam drafts close to exam time, how to spot plagiarism, personal policies on the shredding of documents, and opportunities for cheating using bluebooks and electronic media.