Contract Cheating: Credentialism's Impact on Students and Universities

This essay delves into the issue of contract cheating in higher education, exploring its connection to credentialism. The essay defines contract cheating and its prevalence among university students. It then discusses the negative impacts of contract cheating, including a lack of knowledge and confidence, poor performance in examinations, and the potential for failing assessments. The essay highlights how credentialism, which places a high value on degrees, contributes to the problem by creating intense competition among students. It also suggests ways to minimize contract cheating, such as implementing laws, making classrooms more engaging, and launching campaigns to promote academic integrity. The essay emphasizes the need for students to focus on gaining real knowledge rather than simply obtaining a degree and calls for efforts to reduce the pressure and competition in universities.

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CONTRACT CHEATING IS A PRODUCT OF CREDENTIALISM.
AGREE OR DISAGREE?

CONTRACT CHEATING
 Contract cheating is a kind of breaching a work
and getting your course work completed by
other by putting it into market under tender.
This is also known as a kind of academic
dishonesty.
 The term was coined in study led by Robert
Clarke and Thomas Lancaster in 2006 in
university of central England which is now
knows as to be Birmingham city university. This
activity has attracted many university students
and is famous among various countries.

WHY TO DISCUSS CONTRACT
CHEATING?
 This topic has rolled over the eyes of
universities in current days.
 It has become a daily basis activity
for students to send their
assignments on tender to websites
and get their course work done
easily without making efforts.
 It is basically cheating with the
universities for assignments.

HOW IT HAS EFFECTED THE
STUDENTS?
 Universities are made to make the
students learn about various theories
and develop their skills in the
academic sector but contact
cheating stops their possibility to
grow and develop as a graduate
student.
 Not just graduates, there are
research students who pay high
amounts and get their research

WHY IS IT A CONCERN?
 stops child development
 leads to plagiarism and lack of
knowledge
 Students, instead of spending time in
learning, use their time in activities that
might harm their future.
 A bad grade because of lack of
knowledge might fail the student in his
department.
 Disinterest in classroom

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY
CREDENTIALISM?
 Credentialism has created a viewpoint that
degree states the quality and intelligence of a
student. It has developed a thinking that
people are only qualified for a certain job when
they are awarded a degree for their work.
 This mentality has ruined a lot of lives as the
thirst for a degree creates a pressure on the
students. Passing in their university
examinations have become so important that
people turn to outside help for getting a
credibility.

WHY CREDENTIALISM IS LEADING
TO CONTACT CHEATING?
 The cut throat competition in
universities for getting a degree to
get qualified for a job has increased
the number of students turning
towards contact cheating.
 It helps them with the assignments
and gives them assurance for
passing their exams easily.

THE PROBLEM
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 Credentialism creates a serious competition,
leading to motivate students for contact
cheating and putting assignments on tender.
 It makes students more thoughtful for a degree
than about the real knowledge being acquired.
 The extent of problem is to a level where
students cannot be taught to work hard as they
feel, university knowledge is not important.
 This is making studies a part of marketing and
degrading the quality of youth for the country.

DIRECT CONSEQUENCES OF
CONTACT CHEATING
 The student might fail in his assessment and
it might also lead him to stop his degree from
a particular university.
 On getting acknowledged, the student might
have to deal with teacher’s awful comments
and this might bring shame to his personality.
 His/her semester might get led to repetition.
 Due to lack of personal attachment with the
grades, the writer might not carry the
assignment in the best way and it might lead
to low grades.

INDIRECT CONSEQUENCES OF
CONTACT CHEATING
 Lack of confidence in student’s
personality.
 Lack of knowledge in the field of
study.
 Practical assessment of the theories
would suffer.
 Development might not take place
as required after a certain degree.
 Low self esteem in the workplace.
 Low knowledge might lead to bad

MINIMIZING OF CONTRACT
CHEATING
 Taking the help of laws
 Making classrooms an interesting
place
 Separating a check desk for
analysing contract cheated
assignments
 Launching campaigns for students
 Lowering competition in universities
 Plagiarism checks