What should a student do if she/he sees another student cheating? What if the student wants to tell the instructor but doesn want the other student to know who reported the incident?
If a student sees another cheating during an exam, the student should cover his/her own work, and alert the instructor to the situation as soon as possible (e.g., tell the instructor that a student appears to be using notes or a PDA or other unpermitted study materials during an exam, and identify the suspect student by name or appearance/location). Often, students want the professor to know what happened but don’t want the other student to know who reported the matter; reports can be made anonymously. Letting the instructor know there is a problem means that the instructor can look for evidence of misconduct. In most cases, it is this other evidence (e.g., unusually similar answers or having a final result without necessary intermediate steps) rather than the information from the initial student witness that leads to an SJA report and action. SJA will not disclose the name of a student witness if the witness wishes to remain anonymous.
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