Using forensic techniques to identify contract cheating: A case study

Clare Johnson; Ross Davies

doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-019-09358-w

Using forensic techniques to identify contract cheating: A case study

Clare Johnson, Ross Davies

Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science

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This is a case study based on a student submission that is known to have been completed by a contract writer. Digital forensics techniques were employed to ascertain whether or not such techniques can be used to identify that contract cheating has taken place. The authors found a number of features which suggest strongly that work is not original, and highlight areas for further development and research.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-019-09358-w
Publication status	Published - 2 Jan 2020
Event	Plagiarism across Europe and Beyond: 5th International Conference - Mykolas Romeris university campus, Vilnius, Lithuania Duration: 19 Jun 2019 → 21 Jun 2019 http://academicintegrity.eu/conference/

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Conference	Plagiarism across Europe and Beyond
Country/Territory	Lithuania
City	Vilnius
Period	19/06/19 → 21/06/19
Internet address	http://academicintegrity.eu/conference/

Keywords

academic integrity
plagiarism
digital forensics
integrity
education

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Using digital forensic techniques to identify contract cheating: A case study
Johnson, C. & Davies, R., 2 Jan 2020, In: Journal of Academic Ethics. 18, 2, p. 105-113 9 p.
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