In-person Masterclass: Contract Cheating – How can you tell if a student has outsourced their assessment?
In this training session, participants will cover several key learning outcomes related to identifying and preventing contract cheating, with a particular focus on recognising when a student has outsourced their assessment.
Description
In this training session, participants will cover several key learning outcomes related to identifying and preventing contract cheating, with a particular focus on recognising when a student has outsourced their assessment. The professional learning will begin with a recap of the standards for assessment, ensuring everyone is familiar with the guidelines and expectations for conducting fair, valid, reliable, and flexible assessments. Following this, the TEQSA definition of contract cheating will be discussed, which includes outsourcing assessments and the use of AI. Real-world examples and case studies from the TEQSA and ASQA websites will be provided to illustrate instances of contract cheating.
The session will then define the problem by discussing the strategies that Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) can implement to combat contract cheating. This will include reviewing the policies and procedures that should be in place to address cheating, as well as examining the assessment strategies that can help in identifying and preventing contract cheating. Participants will explore how students are made aware of the consequences of cheating at their RTO, discussing methods to raise awareness among students, educate them about the risks, and provide guidance on how they can ethically use AI in their studies without crossing into cheating.
Additionally, the training will cover how to design assessments to prevent contract cheating. Both formative and summative assessments will be examined, along with the various types of assessments used in Vocational Education and Training (VET) and how they can be structured to minimise cheating.
Finally, the assessment rubric will be reviewed, focusing on the different levels of cognitive skills that assessments should measure, including remembering, understanding, applying, analysing, evaluating, and creating.
Learning Outcomes
• Develop the ability to identify instances of contract cheating, including the use of AI, through real-world examples and case studies.
• Gain knowledge on effective strategies and policies that RTOs can implement to combat contract cheating.
• Learn methods to educate students about the risks of cheating and guide them on ethical AI usage in their studies.
• Acquire skills to design assessments that minimise cheating, ensuring they measure various cognitive skills and maintain assessment integrity.
Topics Covered
• Learn to recognise when students outsource their assessments and understand the TEQSA definition of contract cheating, including the use of AI.
• Discover effective policies, procedures, and assessment strategies that Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) can implement to combat contract cheating.
• Educate students on the risks of cheating and provide guidance on how to use AI ethically in their studies without crossing into cheating.
• Explore how to design formative and summative assessments to prevent cheating, ensuring they measure various cognitive skills and maintain the integrity of the assessment process.
Audience
Trainers & assessors, team leaders, supervisors, and new managers.
Certificate
- Certificate of Attendance
- Morning tea & Lunch
Venue
This in-person AI Masterclass will be held at the VET Development Centre located at Level 8, 379 Collins Street, MELBOURNE VIC 3000.
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IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM AEST/AEDT
- 26 June 2025 - AI Gems Lab (AI Gems to use in Teaching)
- 6 August 2025 - Harnessing AI for Authentic Assessment
- 19 August 2025 - Contract Cheating – How can you tell if a student has outsourced their assessment?
- 1 September 2025 - Harnessing AI for Authentic Assessment
- 11 September 2025 - AI Gems Lab (AI Gems to use in Teaching)
- 15 September 2025 - Contract Cheating – How can you tell if a student has outsourced their assessment?
- 14 October 2025 - Harnessing AI for Authentic Assessment
VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM AEST/AEDT
- 20 August 2025 - Polishing AI Gems
- 26 August 2025 - Contract Cheating – How can you tell if a student has outsourced their assessment?
- 9 September 2025 - Contract Cheating – How can you tell if a student has outsourced their assessment?
- 18 September 2025 - Harnessing AI for Authentic Assessment
- 25 September 2025 - Harnessing AI for Authentic Assessment
- 30 September 2025 - Contract Cheating – How can you tell if a student has outsourced their assessment?
- 9 October 2025 - Harnessing AI for Authentic Assessment
- 27 October 2025 - Polishing AI Gems