North East University

Memo
To: All Faculty, MBA, NEU

From: Director, MBA NEU

Date: August-23-2020

Re: Cheat in Online Courses

Because of COVID 19 situation all of our program and classes went physical to online. In a recent study
from Marshall University, 635 undergraduate and graduate students were surveyed on
student cheating behaviors. The researchers found that while 32.1% of respondents admitted
to cheating in a face-to-face class, 32.7% admitted to cheating in an online course. I think we have the
same problem here. So I’m giving three suggestions according this.

1. Be more engaged

Students are more likely to cheat when they’re under stress and pressure, when the norms are unclear,
and when there are temptations and opportunities. So be more communicative.

2. Assign collaborative learning activities

Studies indicate collaboration in online classes increases problem-solving skills more effectively than the
student who is completing all classroom activities alone. There is little motivation or ability to cheat when
students are working cooperatively for a common goal.

3. Offer low-stakes quizzing

It reduces the incentive to cheat because the value of each quiz is lower than that of an exam, but it still
provides opportunities for assessment.

Hope it will solve the problem and we are open for any suggestions.
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