Simon BrookeFeb 3

If the use of #GenerativeAI continues to grow in academia, are universities which wish to maintain a reputation for excellence going to be forced to move to examining undergraduates by viva?

It is the only thing I can think of that would work, but it would be hugely expensive.

Show threadUlrike HahnFeb 3
@simon_brooke I don't think cost is the main issue here. In person exams were the norm in the UK up until 2020. The real issue is whether course work is going to remain viable and the fact that course work is important to particular kinds of students. A viva on every piece of course work really isn't feasible or desirable (for either students or staff)
Show threadSimon Brooke

@UlrikeHahn Uhhmmm... when I got my undergrad degree back in 1986, I just submitted a 70,000 word dissertation (and sat three in person exams for my minor courses, but I don't think they contributed hugely -- I'm not good at exams, which is why I opted for dissertation). These days, that dissertation could be easily faked.

Unless you require hand-written answers in exams, which as a #dyslexic person I couldn't do, I don't see how in-person non-viva exams help much.

Feb 3 at 11:37amWeb
Show threadSimon BrookeFeb 3
@UlrikeHahn (But no, I was really only thinking of a final viva at the end of the course).
Show threadHighlandLawyerFeb 3
@UlrikeHahn @simon_brooke
Provision of a scribe for those with dyslexia or other conditions making hand-writing an issue used to be common.