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Academic Offences: Contract Cheating

What is contract cheating?

Contract cheating is when you pay another person to complete an assignment which is then submitted as your own work, or you buy an essay from an 'essay bank'.  Such activity impacts on the values of intellectual and personal honesty, trust and fairness and therefore any deliberate attempt to deceive will likely be judged as academic misconduct. Find out more about academic offences and how to avoid them.

Consult the Academic Offences Policy and Procedure for Taught Awards for more detailed information.

What does contract cheating have to do with academic integrity?

 

This blog entry from Turnitin explains how contract cheating impacts academic integrity.

How to avoid contract cheating

Are you tempted to pay someone to write your assignment for you? Before you do -

  • Talk to your Personal Tutor (previously called Academic Advisor) or unit tutor - they are there to support you. They can help you or signpost you to other people who can.
  • Talk to your Faculty Libary Team - they can support you with finding information for your assignments and help you with referencing and avoiding plagiarism. You can book a 1-2-1 appointment by clicking on the 'Appointments & Help' button in the Library area of Brightspace.
  • Apply for Exceptional Circumstances - if something in your life is impacting on your ability to meet your assignment deadlines you can ask for an extension.
  • Talk to SUBU Advice - they will give you free, confidential advice on all aspects of student life.
  • Talk to Student Wellbeing - they can help you manage stress anxiety and confidence issues.