An Australian regional university is a university with its headquarter in regional Australia. Through their educational and research contributions to regional economic, social, cultural and environmental development, an Australian regional university has a commitment to playing a transformative role in their regions. An Australian regional university plays an important and distinctive role in advancing Australia’s national prosperity, productivity and identity.
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Strategies on Addressing Contract Cheating: A Case Study from an Australian Regional University
Eric Kong (University of Southern Queensland, Australia), Steven Ching-Nam Goh (University of Southern Queensland, Australia), Benjamen Franklen Gussen (University of Southern Queensland, Australia), Joanna Turner (University of Southern Queensland, Australia), and Lindy-Anne Abawi (University of Southern Queensland, Australia)
Copyright: © 2017
|Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1610-1.ch009
Abstract
Contract cheating is becoming a real challenge to many universities. Not only is it a relatively new phenomenon, but also it is difficult to prove as the work is often original and unlikely to be detected using standard anti-plagiarism text-matching services such as Turnitin or Erkund. Using a literature review approach, this chapter examines why students in general would take risks to engage in contract cheating and what strategies could be implemented to prevent or lower the chance for them to be engaged in this type of academic misconduct. An Australian regional university, which is also a leader in distance learning in the country, was used as a case for this study. The findings and recommendations provide insights for Australian university policy-makers when developing strategies, procedures and policies to face this issue. Limitations and future research directions are also discussed.