83 students used messaging app to cheat says Ohio State

Ohio State’s Committee on Academic Misconduct charged 83 undergraduate students in violation of the school’s code of student conduct
The app in question is Groupme, a free messaging service that allows people to connect with both individuals and groups
It also allows for documents, calendars and images to be shared
Ohio State’s Code of Student Conduct list violations ranging in punishment from a formal reprimanding to a suspension or dismissal from the university
Grade penalties can also be a possibility for the students in the course

By Matthew Wright For Dailymail.com

Published: 14:33 GMT, 10 November 2017 | Updated: 14:47 GMT, 10 November 2017

Ohio State’s Committee on Academic Misconduct charged 83 undergraduate students in violation of the school’s code of student conduct for using a messaging app to cheat

83 students from the Ohio State have been accused of cheating on a business course using a group messaging app last school year.

Ohio State’s Committee on Academic Misconduct charged the undergraduate students in violation of the school’s code of student conduct, said the school in a statement.

The app in question is Groupme, a free messaging service that allows people to connect with both individuals and groups. It also allows for documents, calendars and images to be shared.

A professor first reported the allegations against the students in April.

The charges include ‘unauthorized collaboration on graded assignments’ for the students who were enrolled in the Fisher College of Business course.

Ohio State’s Code of Student Conduct list that violations can range in punishment from a formal reprimanding to a suspension or dismissal from the university.

The app in question is Groupme, a free messaging service that allows people to connect with both individuals and groups. It also allows for documents, calendars and images to be shared

A professor first reported the allegations against the students in April. The charges include ‘unauthorized collaboration on graded assignments’ for the students who were enrolled in the Fisher College of Business course

Grade penalties can also be a possibility for the students in the course.

Students do have the option to accept the responsibility for the charge and to request a hearing before the Committee on Academic Misconduct.

Ohio State spokesman Ben Johnson said in an email to the Dispatch that said that the code applies on or off campus, in a classroom or online.

Ohio State’s Code of Student Conduct list violations ranging in punishment from a formal reprimanding to a suspension or dismissal from the university. Grade penalties can also be a possibility for the students in the Fisher Business School course

‘Students are welcome to use social media tools like GroupMe to communicate with classmates but must remember that the rules are the same for online and in-person interactions,’ he added.

While it is permissible for students to share due dates for homework, sharing answers on a final exam is not acceptable according to Johnson.

‘Students should not share anything online that is prohibited by the rules for the course,’ he said.

Most of the students admitted to using the app to work with each other on homework.