Chegging and the uni-cheating industrial complex

Before accessing an RMIT computer, the wallpaper asks two questions: “Would you take your pet to a vet who paid someone to sit their exams? Or trust a lawyer who copied someone else’s assignment?” The latter question is framed poorly and could do with better wording, but the focus is clear. Academic integrity is under threat, and there are several avenues posing such a threat.

Radio National’s Background Briefing raised the issue last month, interviewing students who simply had no time to attend classes after gruelling work shifts and demanding schedules.