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fhntoday at 5:20 PM2 repliesview on HN

the professor has all the power in the classroom. If you don't want cheating, define better conditions for the exam. You allowed a take-home exam which means students are able to use any and all resources.


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rsferntoday at 6:33 PM

> You allowed a take-home exam which means students are able to use any and all resources.

It was a closed-book exam. The professor shouldn’t have to hold students’ hands for them to act with integrity, they are all adults.

In this particular class, the professor made the final exam in-person, and didn’t count the take-home midterm because the score distribution wasn’t consistent between the two exams. I think that’s a reasonable approach, but it’s kind of sad that it was necessary

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carljungslabtektoday at 6:24 PM

The thought of a closed book take home exam really made me laugh. They also mentioned Princeton hasn’t had professors in the room for exams since the 1890s… They just have a code of honor and rely on other students to report cheaters??

Ivy league is such a scam, in so many different ways.