Korea University Also Uncovers Collective Academic Misconduct After Yonsei... Entire Midterm Exam Invalidated

Evidence of Test Question Sharing Detected in Korea University Online Exam
"We Cannot Overlook Misconduct"... Entire Midterm Invalidated

At Korea University, evidence of collective cheating via a KakaoTalk open group chat has been uncovered in a large-scale, remote general education course, leading the university to invalidate the entire midterm exam for the class.

The view of Korea University. Photo by The Asia Business Daily

According to a report by Yonhap News Agency on November 10, the course in question is "Multidisciplinary Understanding of an Aging Society," a large remote online lecture attended by approximately 1,400 students. The course held its online midterm exam via computer on October 25, but it was revealed that some students created an open group chat during the exam, shared screenshots of the test questions, and exchanged answers.

Two days later, on October 27, the university issued a notice titled "Regarding the Unprecedented Incident During the Midterm Exam," stating, "We have received numerous reports of collective cheating during the midterm exam held last Saturday (the 25th). The professors who taught the course were greatly shocked that such an incident could occur at a prestigious private university."

The notice continued, "As we cannot overlook this cheating, we are taking the extraordinary measure of invalidating the entire midterm exam."

The university also told Yonhap News Agency, "We have identified that students captured and shared screenshots of the test in multiple chat rooms," adding, "We are currently discussing how to handle the students involved in the cheating and how to conduct the final exam."

Meanwhile, at Yonsei University, there was also a case where students were found to have used generative artificial intelligence (AI) to write answers during the remote midterm exam for the "Natural Language Processing (NLP) and ChatGPT" course. The university has launched an investigation, believing that a number of students were involved in cheating, and announced that students caught will receive a score of zero. Those who do not come forward voluntarily are facing possible disciplinary actions, including suspension.

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