We caught a student cheating on an exam today. He was copying from his notes.
There was no need to cheat on this exam. The questions were taken directly from the review questions posted by the professor on WebCT. We even answered every question during discussion sections.
The student was very apologetic when confronted and tried to explain his actions. He had other tests. He was premed. I told him I didn’t care. After the test he came down to apologize to me, and I told him not to apologize to me, but to his parents and the other people who had invested in his education.
Our professors are away right now. We’ll see what they have to say next week.
I’m curious to know what actions were taken with the student? As a college student myself I know the temptation is always there…
His case was referred to the people who handle such things. There is some sort of mediation process to determine what the student did and what punishment if any he merits.
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