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    'A prof not having different tests for same classes in same semester is just lazy, too, though.' Have you considered that, in many cases, people's work loads make anything else completely impractical? '4 sections; 1 prep' means your work load assumes you can prepare one set of materials for all 4. Given that many academic workloads are insane anyway, your remarks strike me as blatantly unfair. It's reasonable for students to cut corners when they have no better option, but instructors are 'just lazy' if they cut corners their employers tell them to cut. Professors are people, too. Commented Jul 7, 2018 at 2:48
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    I would be much more concerned about somebody using quizzes without examining their content. Unless the module is the joint responsibility of several people, so that this instructor is not supposed to be responsible for all parts of the assessment, this is completely irresponsible. Commented Jul 7, 2018 at 2:50
  • The behaviour you narrate under 1) would be highly unethical on the professor's part. In fact, I seem to remember it'd be unlawful in Germany. Commented Jul 9, 2018 at 7:44
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    Most "cheating" people I know do actually study for a test etc. and are not at all stupid - however, they take every opportunity to get more information. When presented with (the unethical) 1b, they would of course not memoreize A,C,B,D but would compare this exam with their notes - if everything is so blanately wrong, they would soon realize this and find out the real answers. People are not so stupid as you think. Commented Jul 9, 2018 at 19:44
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    Where in the world do professors live which are so mean as you describe? A good professor should prefer "prevent cheating" over "catch cheaters". Commented Jul 9, 2018 at 19:57