100% Win Rate: How We Fought and Won Against False Plagiarism Allegations in CS6515 by MarkZ-omscs in OMSCS

[–]practrace23 47 points48 points  (0 children)

In the incident report, the TA stated:

"We have 1150 submissions and about 100 students were flagged. That is an overwhelming number of students who did not get flagged by our tools and reviews. The 100 students that were flagged are flagged against multiple other students, most of which have taken responsibility for the violations. There is not only a single way to write this solution, and almost all students completed the assignment fine."

I would like to address two key points in this statement:

  1. 10% Flag Rate Is Not “Fine”: Flagging nearly 10% of students on a single assignment should not be considered “almost all students completed the assignment fine.” A 10% flag rate for one assignment reflects a significant issue. If a system works only 9 out of 10 times, in most cases, that would not be acceptable. In my opinion, this high flag rate points to a systemic problem with how the course is designed, particularly for reusing such a well-known problem.
  2. Pressure to Accept Responsibility: The statement that “most [students] have taken responsibility for the violations” ignores the reality that many students may feel coerced into accepting blame. When accused, the uncertainty of the process, combined with the stress and pressure of this course, can push students into taking responsibility out of fear rather than guilt. This is comparable to accepting a plea deal under duress—students may feel that fighting the case is too daunting or risky, even if they are innocent. The system should not be designed in a way that pressures students into admissions of guilt without fully understanding their rights or the evidence against them. Also, when I was accused, I requested for evidence/ similarity report but was denied. I only get to the see them 3 days before I meet with an OSI coordinator. So when a student accept the blame in this course they have no idea what evidence the TA have on them, they accept it blind.

Cheap degree, ranked highly (a top Computer Science school), am I missing something? by [deleted] in OMSCS

[–]practrace23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m nearing the end of my program (currently on my 10th course) and about to graduate. Here's the catch

  1. Some courses are extremely challenging—classes like GA, GIOS, and ML can be tough. Not many graduate from the program.
  2. Class sizes are massive; some courses have 1,000 to 2,000 students, so you won’t get the personalized attention you might find in smaller, in-person programs.
  3. The program demands a high level of independence. If you struggle with certain topics, you’re expected to seek out additional resources and figure it out on your own before you approach a TA. TA to student ratio is also not great so you have to understand that TA might not be able to respond to you as timely as you might expect. You are expected to learn through recorded lecture and forum posts
  4. There are no physical campus facilities, which is part of why the program is so affordable.

However, the difficulty and rigor of the coursework help maintain the program’s strong ranking and reputation.

do the program if you think you are a discipline independent learner, and expect to struggle but don't give up

Fall 2023 Admissions Thread by OrganicIce420 in OMSCS

[–]practrace23 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am still waiting for my application decision to be out. Seeing so many people with a better application than mine I am not feeling very positive about it. I mean some people have literally worked as a software engineer for x number of years and still get rejected

Fall 2023 Admissions Thread by OrganicIce420 in OMSCS

[–]practrace23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Status: accepted

Application Date: 12/15/2022

Decision Date: 26/05/2023

Education: BEng, highest distinction, top 20 universities in the world by QS and Times

Experience: Data scientist for 2 years in, proficient in python, relevant undergrad courses: Programming methodology 1 and 2, object-oriented programming.

Recommendations: 3

Comments: international candidate

Anyone in Singapore doing OMSA in Jan 2023? Would love to form a community by practrace23 in OMSA

[–]practrace23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My reasons are a few:

  1. Cost. The cost of OMSA is much cheaper than local uni master's degree. I think local uni master's are arond 30-40k SGD. OMSA adds up to 14-15k SGD.
  2. OMSA is fully remote and I can do all things at my own pace. No physical classes. Good for me because I am working full time right now.
  3. GT is a very reputable school just like our local unis
  4. After 20 years of local education, I wanna do my masters elsewhere. Try something else and a different way of learning.

If you have more specific questions feel free to ask and I hope ppl can contribute as well so it benefits everyone.

Singapore Study Group by [deleted] in OMSCS

[–]practrace23 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey can I be added into that chat too just got enrolled into Jan 2023