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Title:
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AN ANALYSIS OF EXCHANGES IN CHINESE SOCIAL MEDIA. ARE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES CONTRIBUTING TO CHEATING? |
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Author(s):
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Andrew D. Madden, Ting Yu Luo and Miguel Baptista Nunes |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-78-4 |
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Editors:
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Miguel Baptista Nunes and Pedro Isaias |
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Year:
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2018 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Social Media, SNS, Unfair Means, Cheating |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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97 |
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Last Page:
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104 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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This study investigates the possibility that social networking sites in China are used to exchange information about the use of unfair means in university assignments. It presents a thematic analysis of 303 messages posted between September 2016 and September 2017, on a group set up on Douban for Sheffield University students. It also draws on information provided by members of WeChat group who had formerly been students at Sheffield University. The study was prompted by an apparent increase in the practice of faking references. None of the posts on Douban referred to this practice. Students on the WeChat group suggested it was commonplace. Both Douban and WeChat were used to provide information about essay-writing services. |
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