Cheating In Manhattan Christian College

On the campus of MCC a crisis is looming like the shadow of a storm. The perceived benefit of technology on campus is about to come crashing into reality as professors and students alike are faced with the harrowing truth about what new technology really does to a campus, specifically online functionalities. Manhattan Christian College finds itself on an interesting and unique spectrum of colleges as a private university with a strong base in the Christian religion. As it stands, MCC stands on the cusp of a new era in education, and as new methods of education and interaction among students and professors are introduced into a long-standing system of books-and-paper teaching, a radical shift will begin. If those on campus do not control how …show more content…
The accessibility, over-efficiency, and always-online nature of technology at MCC will cause unforeseen complications of disastrous proportions in the near future. Seeing as accessibility has been a growing trend among new technologies developed, and their implication at MCC increases, and adverse effect has begun to fester. Even though professors and upper level staff attempt to reign in some of the more glaring issues, the fact remains that the most prominent problem with technology lies in what little effort it takes to access information from an online source. This ease has caused an explosion of cheating throughout campus. Besides the irony of a Christian college experiencing such an epidemic, the problem with cheating goes far beyond any moral questions. MCC is on the same kick as nearly every other college in America as they try to digitalize as many courses as possible. However, these online classes, specifically the tests, become jokes. Multiple choice tests especially have lost almost all effectives. At their best, multiple choice tests were exercises in elimination and educated guess, both of which are rarely found in the after-graduation workplace. Now, though, they have become a game of ‘ask Google,’ to the point where one sitting in the back of a lecture …show more content…
Millennials are already notoriously antisocial, and the always-online nature of new tech not only creates rifts between students, professors, and other humans, but the necessity of an internet connection to be productive guarantees that this disease will survive. An unbeatable catch twenty-two, MCC has begun the transition into the online world, with both hybrid and full online classes. There is no path around the integration of new systems into the educational world as it has become an absolute requirement for Manhattan Christian College to either keep up or face crippling loses. The result is an even more apathetic generation of students that would rather text or email than spend face to face time with their professors. And the instructors are not innocent, encouraging students to contact them this way as to expedite information exchange. Unfortunately, there is no action without consequence. Students become faceless entities to the professors, nothing more than a screen name or an email address. Students lose valuable, relationship building, face to face time with their instructors. The socially awkward teenager is not just an archetype of movie character anymore, the antisocial are becoming a growing group among the populace. There are scenarios predicted where in the near future, face to face interaction is almost obsolete. Students can attend class remotely via