>In my days (at one of the Ivies), admittedly a long time ago, I seem to remember that we had to complete a lot of coursework at home and most if not all our ex

>In my days (at one of the Ivies), admittedly a long time ago, I seem to remember that we had to complete a lot of coursework at home and most if not all our exams were open-book. I even remember a test or two where we could bring all our notes from class (not that it did you much good at all, the skills they asked for just weren't in the notes). Not one exam was proctored in that sense, I think, although I remember often longing for one as I imagined them to be much easier: Just regurgitate some knowledge onto the page and go home. No days and weeks refining your arguments and making a case for yourself. Right! All my tests are open notes, open book, use real data, use measurements taken from oneself (its biomedical engineering statistics)...its not that you can't cheat its that cheating is harder than learning. I basically tell them as much and the students seem to appreciate it. I always have one or two numpties a year, and they get smacked, learn a lesson (or don't) and I move on with my life. Cheating being an effective approach to a class is more of an indictment of the class than the student in my eyes.