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On the case presented I have to say, the professor is being unethical. Looking up questions and answers to previous exams is practically studying. The point is
by throwawayffffas 3y ago
On the case presented I have to say, the professor is being unethical. Looking up questions and answers to previous exams is practically studying. The point is to know the subject matter not to read it through a specific source or in a specific format.
He should stop being lazy and vary the questions every year. If after a few years there is a body of previous exams covering the entire subject matter, then great the students "cheating" will be studying the entire course in Q/A format.
- aidenn0 3y agoI (perhaps incorrectly) inferred that they copied from the site during the take-home exam, which is clearly cheating.
- throwawayffffas 3y agoAh, I missed the take home aspect. Then yes that would be clearly cheating.
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoIt's not evident to me that knowing particular questions and answers in a multiple choice test is equivalent to knowing the subject matter. If these were essay or short-answer exams I might feel differently (though being able to copy-and-paste would make actually reading the correct answers, much less understanding them, optional).
- jpk2f2 3y agoAt the universities I'm familiar with, looking up and using previous exams (not provided by the teacher) is explicitly considered cheating.