Listen to Cathy Strong discuss essay cheating in colleges

Cathy Strong, 1970s Beacon Journal State Desk reporter on the faculty of Massey University in Wellington, New Zealand, discusses the rampant use of purchased essays written by others in college.

Cathy Strong

The Internet and digital technology make it easy to cheat.

Cathy discusses her proactive techniques for ferreting out the cheaters in a New Zealand radio interview. 

One flaw for catching culprits in New Zealand, where the writing is British: If the purchased essay is written by an American, then it’s obvious because of such spelling as “color” instead of “colour.”

To listen to Cathy’s radio interview, click on http://www.facebook.com/l/eAQFPCvEy/podcast.radionz.co.nz/ntn/ntn-20130514-0910-cheating_in_the_university_system-048.mp3