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Thomas Lancaster

Researcher at Imperial College London

Publications -  46
Citations -  1087

Thomas Lancaster is an academic researcher from Imperial College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Contract cheating & Academic integrity. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 44 publications receiving 740 citations. Previous affiliations of Thomas Lancaster include University of Birmingham & Birmingham City University.

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Contract cheating: The outsourcing of assessed student work

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the issues associated with contract cheating, loosely defined as the outsourcing of student work to third parties, is presented, which is a specific form of academic misconduct with student plagiarism.
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A Comparison of Source Code Plagiarism Detection Engines

TL;DR: This paper reviews the literature on the major modern detection engines, providing a comparison of them based upon the metrics and techniques they deploy, and shows that whilst detection is well established there are still places where further research would be useful, particularly where visual support of the investigation process is possible.
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Contract cheating by STEM students through a file sharing website: a Covid-19 pandemic perspective

TL;DR: In this article, the use of file sharing sites to breach academic integrity in light of the Covid-19 pandemic has been investigated, showing that Chegg can and is used for contract cheating, despite the apparent existence of an Honour Code on Chegg.
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246 reasons to cheat: An analysis of students’ reasons for seeking to outsource academic work

TL;DR: Students appear to have a subjective threshold; they are willing to invest a certain amount of energy in any given assignment, and once the limit is reached outsourcing is sought as the means to quit without losing the qualification.
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Plagiarism issues for higher education

TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider the reasons that institutions need such a policy and the issues they should be aware of when implementing one, and propose a proactive anti-plagiarism policy, where plagiarism is actively sought out as a serious breach of acceptable academic behaviour.