Studies Find More Students Cheating, With High Achievers No Exception

[lady lib]

17. Regarding the Harvard scandal

after reading through the details of it as reported by the NY Times, I tend to think that it was the unfortunate result of a poorly managed class by the professor rather than willful cheating by the students. The professor did not make clear what the ground rules were - not to the students or the TA's, and was not consistent in how he had previously managed the class in years past. And the students, having been encouraged to work in groups in other classes, and given the confusing nature of the final's test questions, asked the TA's for help. This one is more about the professor than the students.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/01/education/students-of-harvard-cheating-scandal-say-group-work-was-accepted.html