SPARK: Student Papers and Academic Research Kit: Data Falsification & Contract Cheating

University students often find themselves with much to do in a short amount of time. Sometimes, facing deadlines, you might be tempted to ask someone else to help you finish your assignments. This is called contract cheating: contracting someone else to do the work you should be doing, often in exchange for money or favours.

This can include, but is not limited to:

• Buying a paper (or a portion thereof) online
• Colluding with others on a take-home exam or test 
• Submitting a take-home exam or test that has been written in full or in part by someone else
• Purchasing or otherwise acquiring a copy of exam questions, tests, assignments, etc. by any unauthorized means (meaning other than example tests/questions provided by your professor for practice).
• Impersonating another student or having someone impersonate oneself in class, at an exam or test, or in any other situation in which you are being evaluated
• Allowing someone to use your assignment for academic credit

Contract cheating doesn't always involve an exchange of money; if a friend, classmate, parent, sibling, or former student writes an assignment or test for you, this is also contract cheating.

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