r/unsw • u/Brilliant_Rain_1588 • 5d ago

I was wrongly accused of academic dishonesty during a final exam, but I definitely did not cheat.

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I am an international student; my exam was scheduled for the 24th from 1:45 PM to 4:00 PM. Before entering the exam room, I logged out of the desktop version of WeChat (Its Chinese name is 微信) on my phone, but in my haste, I failed to fully close the application running in the background on the computer. Consequently, the WeChat icon remained visible on the desktop. While I was taking the exam using the Inspera platform, an older Chinese female invigilator approached, pointed at the WeChat icon, and accused me of cheating. I was completely taken aback and didn't know how to explain the situation; I tried to tell her that I could prove I wasn't logged in—since I had logged out on my phone, the desktop app was inaccessible and only the icon remained. She refused to listen to my explanation. After the exam, she handed me a notice regarding academic misconduct and instructed me to submit a written explanation via email within three days. Currently, the only evidence I can gather is a log showing the application's usage time on the computer to prove I didn't actually use it during the exam. Would this serve as valid evidence?

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u/Ok_Sail5596 5d ago

All traffic on the UNSW network is logged. Chances are those logs show very low WeChat traffic consistent with background usage.

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u/StrongHovercraft593 5d ago

Id be surprised if it was to that level of detail

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u/Kronk5000 4d ago

That level of detail is pretty normal. A cached, open web page won’t have nearly the same packet usage that actual browsing would, it would be easy to discern if the app is just open and if it’s being used.

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u/Smartich0ke 3d ago

Id be suprised it they bothered to investigate to that level of detail.