Five ways to hack and cheat with bring-your-own-device electronic examinations

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 592-600

  Dawson, Phillip ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; E-LEARNING; HARDWARE SECURITY; MOBILE SECURITY;

AFFORDANCES; BRING YOUR OWN DEVICES; EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; ELECTRONIC EXAMINATION; MITIGATION STRATEGY; SECURITY PRINCIPLES; SOFTWARE SECURITY; STUDENT ACCESS;

SECURITY OF DATA;

EID: 84923278145     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjet.12246     Document Type: Article

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