Despite authorities closing hundreds of essay cheating websites, the purchasing of assignments continues apace.
Students are buying university assignments and essays on blackmarket websites that remain readily accessible in Australia, despite being banned and the higher education watchdog having the power to block access.
One of those websites, Unemployed Professors, allows students to upload their assignment and receive bids to complete the assignment from potential essay writers. New laws came into effect in 2021 that made it illegal to provide contract cheating services in Australia, with offenders facing fines of up to $100,000 or two years’ prison. TEQSA was also given the power to block web pages providing cheating services, and it says it has disrupted hundreds of websites.
Asked if the watchdog was doing enough to enforce anti-cheating laws, Education Minister Jason Clare said almost 290 cheating websites had been blocked by TEQSA since 2021. Providers are also increasingly targeting students directly, on their university-issued email addresses, through social media and by infiltrating university courses and study chat groups.
Dhall said the prevalence and availability of contract cheating providers and the difficulty in catching students using them meant the style of assessment had to be overhauled.
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