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University need to do something about it real quick, otherwise their diplomas will not be worth anything. Too late.
by contingencies 4y ago
University need to do something about it real quick, otherwise their diplomas will not be worth anything.
Too late.
- Glawen 4y agoWhy too late? First thing is to ditch multiple choice exams, prefer essay type questions. That instantly makes it much harder to cheat. Ditch also homework unless they are essays, and finally makes exams physically, old school style, without computer.
- yata69420 4y agoEven as recently as the late 90s or early 2000s, I think most people would have concurred that a degree represented some amount of training and skills, earned with some amount of legitimacy, from most institutions. I don't think that's true anymore.
- Glawen 4y agoI agree, and now I understand why it is difficult to find decent engineers from the new crop
- throwawaysleep 4y agoIs it? Neither memorizing information, doing good work (beyond what will make the boss happy), nor integrity have been important at any of my workplaces.