Thomas Lancaster

I am an experienced Computer Science academic, best known for research work into academic integrity, plagiarism and contract cheating. I have held leadership positions in several universities, with specialty in student recruitment and keen interest in working in partnership with students. Please browse around the blog and the links, and feel free to leave your thoughts.

Developing Student Employability Through The Creation Of Online Professional Identitites

Leave a Comment / Professional Practice / By

I attended and presented at a really useful Higher Education Academy workshop, looking at the ways in which technology is becoming embedded within teaching and learning of employability. My own presentation focused on the need for students of all academic disciplines to establish an online professional identity. The presentation took place at the Using Learning …

Developing Student Employability Through The Creation Of Online Professional Identitites Read More »

Sandwich Year Placements Within The Computing Industry: Issues And Solutions

Leave a Comment / Employability / By

One of the key employability aims I have for the courses and modules that I’m responsible for is to allow students the greatest possible chance to obtain a high quality career within the Computing discipline. I particularly favour encouraging students to take an industrial sandwich year placement, to build up work experience and to capture …

Sandwich Year Placements Within The Computing Industry: Issues And Solutions Read More »

Commercial Aspects Of Contract Cheating

Leave a Comment / Contract cheating / By

Our research into contract cheating now includes more than 18,000 examples of attempts by students to cheat. One aspect we wanted to explore is to answer the often asked questions about the monetary sides to contract cheating. Who really profits? This talk explores the commercial aspects associated with contract cheating, including examples from the diverse …

Commercial Aspects Of Contract Cheating Read More »

Reviewing The Way That Computing Is Taught At School

Leave a Comment / Computer Science / By

I’m currently attending ITiCSE 2013 which is one of the world’s major conferences looking at Computer Science Education. One of the major changes being discussed related to the planned changes in the way that Computing is taught in schools within the UK. Simon Peyton Jones (of Haskell fame) delivered a keynote address about his work …

Reviewing The Way That Computing Is Taught At School Read More »

The Application Of Intelligent Context-Aware Systems To The Detection Of Online Student Cheating – Video Post

Leave a Comment / Plagiarism / By

Here is the video version of a presentation for the ICAS 2013 workshop. I’m unable to attend this workshop in person as I’m attending ITiCSE 2013 at the same time, however one of my colleagues will provide the presentation at the workshop on my behalf. The presentation looks at applying the growing research area of …

The Application Of Intelligent Context-Aware Systems To The Detection Of Online Student Cheating – Video Post Read More »