As part of the School of Management's seminar series, Professor Phil Newton, Director of Learning and Teaching at Swansea's School of Medicine, will be delivering a talk titled 'Student use of ghostwriters for ‘contract cheating''. The talk will form part of a breakfast seminar session - where refreshments will be provided both before, and after, the seminar - and will be followed by an open discussion on this critical academic misconduct issue.

This seminar will continue the School’s commitment to developing pedagogic research and offer staff the opportunity to learn from one of the university’s most experienced pedagogic researchers.

Please note: If you have any dietary, or accessibility, requirements, please contact Mark Johncock (m.c.johncock@swansea.ac.uk) outlining your specific requirements.

Welcome & Breakfast - 09.40

Phil Newton 'Contract Cheating' Talk (followed by open discussion) - 10.00

Networking & Refreshments - 11.30

Seminar Outline

Any sort of university assignment can be purchased from ‘Essay Mills’ or other contract cheating services. These typically use ghostwriters to produce bespoke custom-written assignments. Contract cheating services are quick, cheap, flexible and widespread. Many strategies have been proposed to address this problem. This session will describe the nature and extent of the problem, and then review recent research on three key strategies proposed to tackle it; assessment design, legal and regulatory approaches strategies, and stakeholder education.

Following the presentation, there will be discussion around the data and all are welcome to share experiences and make further suggestions for how the problem might be addressed. The seminar will also be a chance for staff to explore and develop pedagogic research with colleagues from the School and across the institution.

Please note: This seminar is open to staff from ALL schools and departments across the University

Email: p.newton@swansea.ac.uk

Twitter: @newtonsneurosci