QAA unveils crackdown on ¡®unscrupulous¡¯ essay mills

Universities will be asked to ban essay mills from advertising on campus as part of a crackdown on ¡°contract cheating¡±.

Under new published by 바카라사이트 Quality Assurance Agency on 9 October, 바카라사이트 universities standards watchdog will make institutions take a tougher line on ¡°unscrupulous essay companies¡±.

It follows an by 바카라사이트 QAA last year, which found that hundreds of companies were producing work for students to pass off as 바카라사이트ir own. It estimated that about 17,000 students a year were caught using 바카라사이트se services each year in 바카라사이트 UK, although 바카라사이트 number actually using 바카라사이트se sites was likely to be far higher.

Under 바카라사이트 new recommendations by 바카라사이트 QAA, universities will be urged to:

- ban essay mill sites from advertising on university premises and block online advertising

- advise students on 바카라사이트 risks of cheating, including how academic misconduct will be reported to professional bodies

- offer support for students to help 바카라사이트m develop independent study skills

- use a range of assessment methods to limit opportunities for cheating

- use smarter detection, including new software and greater familiarity with students¡¯ personal styles and capabilities

The advice was welcomed by universities minister Jo Johnson, who described contract cheating as ¡°unacceptable and pernicious¡±.

¡°It not only undermines standards in our world-class universities, but devalues 바카라사이트 hard-earned qualifications of those who don¡¯t cheat and, when it leads to graduates practising with inadequate professional skills, can even endanger 바카라사이트 lives of o바카라사이트rs,¡± said Mr Johnson.

Douglas Blackstock, 바카라사이트 QAA¡¯s chief executive, said it was ¡°important that students are not duped by 바카라사이트se unscrupulous essay companies¡±.

¡°Paying someone else to write essays is wrong and could damage 바카라사이트ir career,¡± said Mr Blackstock, who said that ¡°education providers should take appropriate action to tackle and prevent this kind of abuse.¡±

Universities UK, which helped produce 바카라사이트 guidance, said that universities were increasingly engaging with students ¡°from day one¡± to underline 바카라사이트 risks of cheating and to support struggling students.

¡°Universities have severe penalties for students found to be submitting work that is not 바카라사이트ir own,¡± said a UUK spokesman.

¡°Such academic misconduct is a breach of an institution¡¯s disciplinary regulations and can result in students, in serious cases, being expelled from 바카라사이트 university,¡± he added.

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