Suspicions of collective cheating were uncovered in a final exam for an undergraduate course at Seoul National University.
According to Yonhap News on the 21st, signs of cheating were detected in a general education course final exam offered by the College of Natural Sciences at Seoul National University, and all test results were voided.
The course is a military remote class for students on leave for military service. Both classes and exams were conducted online.
To prevent cheating, the test required students to keep the exam questions on the screen, and a log was recorded if they viewed another window.
However, teaching assistants said they found that about half of the students had records of viewing another window. It was reported, however, that the logs did not indicate what screens were viewed, making it impossible to conclusively prove cheating.
The professor in charge reportedly invalidated the exam results and assigned an alternative assignment instead of disciplining the students who cheated.
Seoul National University is considering measures to address students' cheating. While making in-person exams the principle, alternatives under discussion include designing questions so that if an online exam is administered, it can be taken as an open-book test, or giving assignment-style exams.
Along with this, Seoul National University is drafting guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and is collecting feedback from members. This includes allowing students to clearly confirm instructors' policies on AI use through the syllabus.