‘Essay mills’ see surge over Covid
STUDENTS are being targeted by online services offering to write assessments for them.
And “promoters” are suspected to have been hired within colleges to gather inside information on assignments.
Quality and Qualifications Ireland say students have even been contacted on Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger and Instagram about specific essays they had to complete.
QAQI said there had been huge growth in “essay mills” over the pandemic enabling students to cheat on assignments.
A spokeswoman said they were meeting regularly with social media platforms like Tiktok and Google to inform them of “trends of concern”.