Several students at Diablo Valley College (DVC) have been accused of selling grades. The accused students each had access to the college’s grade management system, and were offering other students better grades.
College officials say that the relevant procedures have been changed to prevent future problems.
Student workers at universities sometimes face potential conflicts of interest, especially if they gain access to registration, grade managemenht, and other information systems. In some cases, university managers welcome student employees because of their low pay scale.
When managers fail to considered the security and ethics issues that are involved, the university’s reputation can suffer.
According to an article in the Contra Costa Times, one DVC student feared that he would have to people that he didn’t pay for his grades.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/email/news/16560143.htm
http://chronicle.com/news/index.php?id=1579
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