On Upholding Academic Integrity in Online Examinations

Covid-19 has brought online examinations to the spotlight after many universities resorted to online teaching and assessment. One major difficulty with online examinations is the enforcement of academic integrity, making sure that students do not cheat. This paper is an experience report discussing the pros and cons of various approaches to deal with academic integrity in examinations conducted online. It discusses the effect online tutoring platforms have on some of our online examinations, and proposes individualized online examinations as a scalable approach that could uphold academic integrity.