"Swingman" wrote:

You sure about that? Have you not seen the concern over rampant
rise in
cheating in the past two decades in school and colleges? Perhaps
he's only proven that he can lie, cheat and steal the basis of that
degree, and/or that his parents are wealthy enough to insure that he
gets an increased opportunity.
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My thermodynamics prof had an interesting approach.

He taught an understanding of the material and how to solve problems
using the learned material.

Come exam time, they would be open book and he would leave the room.

His comment, if you want to use the formulas in the book rather than
develop your own, be my guest.

If you make a mistake using a book formula, don't expect any partial
credit.

He was not there to teach how to use calculators.

He gave a lot of partial credit.

Used that approach a few years later to pass the State of Ohio
Professional Engineer's exam.

That was a time when personal computers a calculators were still wet
dreams, the "Slip Stick" was king.

My how times have changed.

Lew