The Business of Contract Cheating – Webinar Slides

Much of my recent research has focused on the contract cheating industry, the firms and individuals who help and encourage students to consider contract cheating.

As part of an event held as part of Ireland’s Academic Integrity Week on 22 October 2020 and supported by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, I was asked to talk about the business of contract cheating. It is a while since I’ve discussed this subject, so the presentation provided me with a great opportunity to bring my thoughts about the business processes together.

You can see the slides I used below (and also on my SlideShare account).

As I’ve mentioned many times, the knowledge many of these firms have about marketing and promotion far exceeds that in place within universities. That is how contract cheating providers are able to dominate the search engine rankings in many subjects.

The sheer number of people involved in the contract cheating process is often understated. Many firms and individuals take their cut of money along the way.

It is impossible to address contract cheating without considering that many firms and individuals now rely on this line of work to make a living. Writing assignments for students is just looked at as one of the next big entrepreneurial opportunities. If we don’t understand this, we can never put contract cheating interventions in place for the common good.

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