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Grades are too high for the department - what should I do?

answered Sep 5, 2018 at 20:08

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In a yes/no question, a student gives the right answer and an unnecessary but wrong explanation. How to grade?

answered Jan 23, 2019 at 1:18

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Should I give full credit for a correct answer different from the expected one to an exam question?

answered Oct 4, 2022 at 14:48

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Should I seek professional help because I have a lot of math books?

answered Oct 4, 2020 at 15:40

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Etiquette question: is there such a thing as accepting an offer 'too early'?

answered Feb 11, 2019 at 19:54

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How honest should I be in disclosing not-so-exciting results?

answered Dec 10, 2018 at 17:36

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What to do if I have seen an exam before I have taken it?

answered Jul 5, 2018 at 17:11

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Should students have access to past exams or an exam bank?

answered Jul 30, 2019 at 23:51

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Is having access to past exams cheating and, if yes, could it be proven just by a good grade?

answered Mar 12, 2019 at 19:51

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I am interested in retracting my old journal articles. Would it have any negative effects on my academic career?

answered Aug 20, 2018 at 11:21

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Master thesis advisor gave me an ill-defined question. I worked on it for a year!

answered May 6, 2020 at 13:08

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Should a teacher be able to solve all the assignments they give their students themselves?

answered Jul 7, 2020 at 11:35

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In academic papers, is it really a bad thing to not report the relatively not good results?

answered Apr 23, 2021 at 22:42

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A professor I know is becoming head of department, do I send congratulations or condolences?

answered Dec 21, 2020 at 0:30

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Accused of cheating due to the time accounted by Blackboard

answered Nov 16, 2020 at 20:22

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A famous scholar sent me an unpublished draft of hers. Then she died. I think her work should be published. What should I do?

answered Sep 21, 2019 at 15:43

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Should an instructor adjust grades for students from underrepresented groups?

answered Jan 9, 2023 at 14:27

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Accidentally leaked the solution to an assignment, what to do now? (I'm the prof)

answered Apr 5, 2019 at 15:35

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Is it valid to modify a student's exam grade if you feel they did not earn it?

answered May 17, 2020 at 12:11

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Is it OK to have a PhD thesis with shortcomings and inaccuracies?

answered May 20, 2020 at 12:04

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Good idea to warn students they were suspected of cheating?

answered Dec 10, 2020 at 19:02

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My professor skipped me on Christmas bonus payment

answered Dec 11, 2020 at 11:00

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Is it pointless to bring up poor supervision during PhD viva?

answered May 20, 2020 at 11:58

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Students using the same flawed online solution sheet as the grading TA

answered Dec 11, 2019 at 0:03

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Error in master's thesis, I do not know what to do

answered Mar 18, 2019 at 19:27

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How should I respond to a reviewer's complaint about self-citation?

answered Jan 6, 2019 at 12:22

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Quoting a book whose title contains a racial slur

answered Jun 14, 2021 at 13:26

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Can I (should I) change the name of this distribution?

answered Dec 18, 2020 at 0:23

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How did researchers find articles before the Internet and the computer era?

answered Jun 24, 2019 at 12:19

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Will a paper be retracted if a flaw in released software code invalidates its central idea?

answered Aug 6, 2019 at 14:59

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Grades are too high for the department - what should I do?

In a yes/no question, a student gives the right answer and an unnecessary but wrong explanation. How to grade?

Should I give full credit for a correct answer different from the expected one to an exam question?

Should I seek professional help because I have a lot of math books?

Etiquette question: is there such a thing as accepting an offer 'too early'?

How honest should I be in disclosing not-so-exciting results?

What to do if I have seen an exam before I have taken it?

Should students have access to past exams or an exam bank?

Is having access to past exams cheating and, if yes, could it be proven just by a good grade?

I am interested in retracting my old journal articles. Would it have any negative effects on my academic career?

Master thesis advisor gave me an ill-defined question. I worked on it for a year!

Should a teacher be able to solve all the assignments they give their students themselves?

In academic papers, is it really a bad thing to not report the relatively not good results?

A professor I know is becoming head of department, do I send congratulations or condolences?

Accused of cheating due to the time accounted by Blackboard

A famous scholar sent me an unpublished draft of hers. Then she died. I think her work should be published. What should I do?

Should an instructor adjust grades for students from underrepresented groups?

Accidentally leaked the solution to an assignment, what to do now? (I'm the prof)

Is it valid to modify a student's exam grade if you feel they did not earn it?

Is it OK to have a PhD thesis with shortcomings and inaccuracies?

Good idea to warn students they were suspected of cheating?

My professor skipped me on Christmas bonus payment

Is it pointless to bring up poor supervision during PhD viva?

Students using the same flawed online solution sheet as the grading TA

Error in master's thesis, I do not know what to do

How should I respond to a reviewer's complaint about self-citation?

Quoting a book whose title contains a racial slur

Can I (should I) change the name of this distribution?

How did researchers find articles before the Internet and the computer era?

Will a paper be retracted if a flaw in released software code invalidates its central idea?