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"Freelance academic writing" jobs??

  • 05-06-2014 08:21PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 204 ✭✭


    Does anyone know of or have any experience of these types of jobs?
    https://platinumresearch.co.uk/

    It all seems a bit fishy to me. Are they above board? Surely it is some kind of plagiarism?

    Just curious really.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,099 ✭✭✭blindsider


    This type of thing has been around for a while. It's one of the drawbacks of Continuous Assessment by Assignment. I can see a situation developing where HEI's will reserve the right to conduct interviews post-submission - esp. if a submitted exam paper and an assignment are radically different in style, quality and overall result.

    From a students POV I think it's risky. If you submit an assignment via e.g. Turn It In, and the red lights start flashing, it's too late to do anything and a refund of £48 per '000 words is not going to compensate you...

    For "Writers", well leaving aside the whole ethics question, do you get paid the same regardless of grade? Surely a 1H result would need to be paid more than a bare pass?

    BTW - the web-site says that writers must be UK-resident


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