EA and BA Multiple Choice Exams - the time has come to end this practice.

On the heels of a widely published academic study on the AI-enabled cheating occurring on college campuses surrounding exams, college campuses are studying and looking at alternatives – both oral exams and, more importantly, skills-based demonstration, to access academic…

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June 20, 2023
Ethan Shimones
EA and BA Multiple Choice Exams - the time has come to end this practice.

On the heels of a widely published academic study on the AI-enabled cheating occurring on college campuses surrounding exams, college campuses are studying and looking at alternatives – both oral exams and, more importantly, skills-based demonstration, to access academic achievement and competency. The motivation is quite simple for colleges. If a degree no longer designates legitimate achievement, it will cease to hold value. Colleges are at a real risk of becoming diploma mills.

It is time the Enterprise Architecture and Business Architecture certification community recognized this situation before certifications in these fields became what some are already calling "certification mills." Some certification bodies are already there.

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