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What is this "ProctorU" thing and are you OK with it?

I was just speaking to a student employee was told a story of a final that student just took for a class. The final required the person to take a test outside of class and be visible via webcam for the duration of the test. Moreover, the student had to show the person viewing watching (proctoring) via webcam around the room (typically a bedroom) and behind the camera as a "cheat prevention" inspection.

Oh, and the student had to pay $15 for the mandatory honor to be watched via webcam.

This entire concept is new to me. When I was a student at UCI, my student cohort would have protested this requirement vehemently. First, the problem is that you have to allow an unknown person to view your living area. Second, your tuition pays for classes and tests alike. Why should you have to pay more money just to take a final? Lastly, where are the actual TAs? Are we outsourcing TA duties, now?

Who here has been required to take a final like this? Were there protests?

Posted Jun 12, 2015, 4:52 PM UTC

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hmm_ok•

The only time I've experienced this was for an online class, where the fees were stated upfront. No complaints because that's what everyone signed up for and since it was online, the TAs obviously couldn't proctor the exam. Also, you don't have to take it in your bedroom, so I don't see why that's an issue. If you really don't want to show your living space, you could go to the library or study rooms, etc.

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aznspartan94Undergrad [2014]•

"Take test outside of class" =/= in your bedroom.

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0xffff2CSE [2017]•

Never heard of it.

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AnonymouslyNotorious•

Took it for an online course. I did have a TA for my discussion, but I guess he just didn't want to proctor an exam. I think it's wack as shit but what can I do about it? Also, they have this thing where they can look at what's on your laptop screen to prevent cheating as well where they can move your mouse and look at your tabs and shit. Do I like it? Nope. Will I take it again if I'm doing an online course? Have to.

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Fear_ltselfEconomics [2016]•

That seems so easy to cheat.

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Dota2_SoupermanEcon & CompSci [2017]•

Took it for with my Econ final, was quite annoying since my webcam wasn't the best quality. I'm lucky that my laptop had one anyways. I heard a lot of people didn't.

But if I had to be brutally honest, not that I did, it's really fricken' easy to cheat with proctor U. It shouldn't be used. I also heard stories of people collaborating with friends to bring out the book AFTER the round room check was completed.

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belvederre•

I took a final using ProctorU for an online class last summer and I honestly don't care... You know what you sign up for, so why you trying to protest?

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