Catching lightning in a bottle: Surveying plagiarism futures

The digitization of higher education is evolving academic misconduct, posing both new challenges to and opportunities for integrity its research. digital evidence inherent online-based misconduct produces avenues replicable, aggregate, data-driven (RAD) research not previously available. In a mutation the misuse unoriginal material, students are increasingly leveraging online learning platforms like CourseHero.com exchange completed coursework. This study leverages novel dataset recorded by upload materials on measure how at-risk sample courses potential misconduct. study’s survey exchanged coursework reveals that sharing significant amount material poses direct danger their courses’ integrity. approach observing what demonstrates means digitized develop valuable insights planning mitigation dishonesty maintaining course