Table 2 Definitions and Language used to describe Contract Cheating in the Academic Integrity Documents of 22 Publicly-funded Colleges in Ontario, Canada
From: Academic integrity and contract cheating policy analysis of colleges in Ontario, Canada
Summary of Language Used | Frequencya |
|---|---|
Students required to declare that the work submitted is their own. | 1 |
Students should not submit work completed by another. | 5 |
Submitted work is assumed to be the work of the student who submitted it. | 3 |
Students should not submit work (or conduct research) completed by another, including work purchased or sold. | 2 |
Misrepresenting one’s own work. | 3 |
Buying, selling, or stealing or soliciting material for the purpose of academic gain. | 6 |
A violation of academic integrity (or cheating, plagiarism, impersonation) occurs when a student submits work completed by another. | 3 |
Contract cheating: a form of academic dishonesty in which a student’s academic work is completed by a third party on their behalf and submitted for academic credit. It may involve a fee paid to a third party.b | 1 |
Unclear, none | 1 |
Total | 25 |