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January 21, 2023, 05:49:02 PM |
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I've already graduated from university 10 years ago. However while I am working, there are several important postgraduation courses that give a boost to our paygrade. I'm currently in one of the toughest ones. Only a small minority of my colleagues across the country register for it, because it is tough to combine with a job.
There are 2 weeks with tests throughout the year. The first one in january, the other in june. January is all online, multiple choice questions. June is a set of oral exams. I've learned that many students cheat during the online exam in january. Because the tests are very tough, the pressure is high and our time to study is limited. Nobody gets away in june because it is an oral exam.
The school is a private institution. We all have a student number and our own password to log in to the school's website. The school also has its own wifi. But I do not think it is mandatory to log in on their wifi.
I could connect my laptop to my cell phone's hotspot for more browsing privacy. But this drains the battery and as soon as the phone goes into sleeping mode I can disconnect from the internet. Which is something you really do not want while you have to remain logged in for multiple choice questions.
Imagine that I log in via the school's wifi, and make the test in a chrome browser. But meanwhile I open a second browser like Opera (built in VPN for privacy) to look for some answers.. Can the school catch me?
I don't think they have IT guys checking our browsing history. They want as many students as possible, because it makes them money. I know that others have browsed online during tests, and nobody got in trouble. If they do decide to check the browsing history, that only relates to their network. Right? If I look for answers with Opera, I don't think they can find out.
This is not my style. But it's tempting because of the pressure. I can just take more time to study and take the test next year. But that means I have to pay tuition again.
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