Accused of Cheating in On-line class.?

Question

I am taking a online 400-level class on Blackboards WebCampus. I was accused of cheating while taking a mid-term. My professor stated that I looked at various webcampus pages while taking the test. As far as the test goes I had 60 minutes to take a 51 question test that included true/false, multiple choice, and short answer questions. I finished the test in 41 minutes and received a failing grade. On average this gives me 48 seconds to read the question and answer it.

The teacher has evidence that I viewed other pages, when I really didn't.

In a 400-level class I am not sure I know anyone to read, look-up, and answer a question in 48 seconds.

Any advice on how to fight this problem, without hard evidence? I asked to re-take the exam in front of the professor but was denied.

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Answer 2

id be rude to the professor and tell him off.you should ask him what his evidence is and you explain to him about how long it would take to look up and answer and all that, then if he doesnt believe you then to h**l with him. tell him that you never did and never will cheat because it sounds like this guy is a real jerk

Answer 3

ask him to show you his proof. take it to a higher position. if you are in college you can appeal it...student council or something like that....

Answer 4

Take it to a higher level. Principal, dean, council of appeals, etc. Blackboard actually does track what webpages you visit so the professor can see, so if it says that you looked at other WebCampus pages, chances are you did, so you might have trouble appealing it. And 48 seconds is plenty long if you have multiple windows open.

Answer 5

You really didn't? I just think this is a little funny wording there, either you did or you didn't.

If you truly did not look up a single webpage, then seek the counsel of someone higher up in authority like the person in charge of the dept, dean over the school, or even the president over the college. Trust me, talking to higher ups can easily solve problems...as long as you are completely innocent as you say you are.  

Answer 6

good luck!  

Answer 7

Sounds like cr@p to me.  Online exams should always be open book and open note anyway.  What's to stop someone from just saving the pages and storing it on their system anyway.  Time limits make practical enforcement of that since there's no way to answer everything if you have to look things up individually.  Appeal your case to the Dean.  Chances are, this instructor is just part-time lecturer who has no idea what they're doing.

Answer 8

To h**l with him. He's a jerk. What type of evidence does he have? Your IP adresse marking up with the ones that visited the pages?

Answer 9

I think you should report the professor with the dean of the department. I had a similar situation with my math prof and I just went to the department and I report him. then I spoke with the dean and I explain him the true and I got what I was asking SO go to the dean and explain your situation but tell him/her only how the things happened.

Answer 10

With an on line class, I am not sure how they can really control cheating. Someone could look at their book or use another computer while taking the test to look on the internet. I would definitely take this up with a Dean, since you are not getting anywhere with the professor.