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COVER LETTER [|Academic Enrichment Center] 148-150 S. College Ave. Newark, DE  Phone: 831-2805

April 18, 2011

Kathryn Goldman University of Delaware Office of Student Conduct 218 Hulihen Hall Newark, DE 19717

Dear Mrs.Goldman,

Thank you for contacting the Academic Enrichment Center with problems you have spoken about with the University of Delaware student body and academic honesty in the classroom. The enclosed documents will show how the Academic Enrichment Center could improve both the student’s and faculty’s knowledge on academic dishonesty in efforts to minimize cheating and plagiarism.

Our proposal details our previous experience, the history and degree of the problem, and the ways that we change it for the future. Also, included is a schedule outlining the changes we could possible make for you and your department.

You can get in contact with us by phone if you have any further questions. We look forward to working with you, and appreciate you considering our offer. Sincerely,

Avron Abraham Academic Enrichment Center Use your real names.

Introduction: We propose to design a system to decrease new methods of academic dishonesty on campus.   Background: With the increase of technology and social networking, academic dishonesty has taken on many new methods by students and many universities have been left behind. Cheating 10 years ago was simply copying off another students paper or receiving a copy of an exam beforehand or plagiarism from the media. Now businesses have been designed to help students cheat that create papers for students topics, cell phones can now take pictures of exams and also be used to look up information while an exam is taking place. These are just a few things taking place on campuses undermining the education and hard work most students put forth.    Objectives:  - Increase the awareness of teachers and proctors on non traditional methods of cheating. </o:p> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">- Educate students on what is considered cheating, how to prevent it, and the repercussions of cheating. </o:p> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">- Survey teachers and students on the prevalence of cheating, methods used, and solutions to the issue. </o:p> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">- Educate professors and students through seminars on non-traditional cheating and propose solutions to decrease the amount of academic dishonesty at the University of Delaware.

Procedures: 1. Meet with the Office of Student Conduct and obtain all information on current academic dishonesty codes as well as the repercussions for breaking these codes.

THIS IS AVAILABLE ONLINE

2. Next we would hold a seminar with several teachers in each major, to obtain a variety of classroom types and test types, and have them explain to us how they go about preventing cheating from happening.

THIS SOUNDS IMPRACTICAL. YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO SET UP SEMINARS, AND YOU AREN'T QUALIFIED TO CONDUCT THEM. THE RESEARCH YOU DO FOR THIS REPORT MUST BE RESEARCH YOU CAN LEGITIMATELY DO.

3. Go to the classrooms themselves, different rooms all over campus and get a feel for what is like for student that might be taking a test and ways they might go about cheating.

IF YOU WERE REALLY GOING TO DO THIS,YOU WOULD NEED TO SPECIFY WHICH CLASSROOMS HOW MANY, ETC. AGAIN THIS ISN'T PRACTICAL.

4. Compile a two different surveys, looking for a sample size of around 50-60 for both the teacher and student survey, which contain questions about frequency, reasons behind cheating, methods, and strategies for different environments.

HOW WILL YOU DISTRIBUTE THE SURVEYS? HOW WILL YOU SELECT RESPONDENTS?

5. Evaluate data collected looking for most common answers and then compare them with techniques researched online about avoiding academic dishonesty.

DETAILS HERE. WHAT WILL YOU RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT AVOIDING ACADEMIC DISHONESTY? THIS IS A GOOD IDEA ALONG W/ YOUR SURVEY, BUT YOU SHOULD BE MORE SPECIFIC.

6. Present the data collected to the Office of Student Conduct to give them first look at the results and give them an opportunity to think of possible solutions. 7. Hold separate seminars for teachers and students explaining the frequent methods found and the possible ways to catch them or in the student’s case, ways to avoid having to cheat.

Record of Service: As the academic support office of the University of Delaware, we have been assisting undergraduate students in their pursuit of academic success. Students at UD know that **<span style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">the Office of Academic Enrichment can help everyone in need of assistance ****. ** Our office is committed to helping students address their academic challenges in ways that will maximize their performance, including  : <span style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Individual tutoring, Drop-in tutoring, Group tutoring, Supplemental instruction, Study skills workshops, Study Skills classes, One-on-one academic assistance, and Summer Enrichment Program for entering freshmen.

<span style="color: #323232; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> YOU ARE NOT A UNIVERSITY UNIT. IMAGINE YOU ARE A GROUP OF EDUCATIOONAL CONSULTANTS INST EAD.

Budget: After evaluating all the academic issues involved this endeavor, the Academic Enrichment Center is estimating the project will cost $800. $300 will cover the cost of the initial seminar. Creating and analyzing the surveys should only cost $50. The final seminars for both the students and the teachers will cost around $400. I calculated in an extra $50 for last minute purchases or under calculations. Anything that would go to fix the problems after such as additional cameras, lockers for bags and phones etc. is not included, but should be considered by the Office of Student Conduct.

Schedule: Meet with Office of Student Conduct Hold initial seminar with teachers Visit classroom all over campus Compose survey and upload to internet Analyze survey and inform Office of Student Conduct of findings Hold secondary seminars to inform teachers and students on findings
 * Week of April 25th, 2011**
 * Week of May 1st**
 * Week of May 8th**
 * Week of May 15th**

REVISE BUDGET AND SCHEDULE TO REFLECT WHAT YOU CAN REALISTICALLY DO. THE LAST THING ON YOUR SCHEDULE SHOULD BE TO PRESENT A REPORT W/ YOUR FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE OFFICE OF STUDENT CONDUCT.