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Expert Perspective
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When Policy Isn't Enough: The Case for Process Transparency in Doctoral Exams
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Graduate programs are restricting AI use in doctoral qualifying exams, and for good reason. These exams certify a student's knowledge and readiness for independent research; AI use undermines what they are designed to assess.
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Graduate deans report a rise in suspected AI use in written qualifying exams, often identified when students cannot reconstruct their own arguments in oral components. This has resulted in expulsions and even costly litigation in which faculty must defend findings through expert judgment and textual comparison, inherently contestable grounds. DocuMark addresses this directly by documenting student writing in real time, creating unambiguous, contemporaneous evidence that protects students, faculty, and institutional reputation alike.
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Most qualifying exam policies permit grammar and punctuation support. Doctoral students can responsibly use Trinka for exactly that purpose — precise writing assistance that complements, not replaces, their scholarly voice.
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Graduate departments have the policies. Now they need the tools.
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Rebecca Bryant, PhD
Vice President for Strategic Engagement, Trinka AI
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