# College/University Lecturers - set assignments in this thread **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 15, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-university-lecturers-set-assignments-in-this-thread/637795 "2012-10-15T17:42:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Simple\_Linctus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-university-lecturers-set-assignments-in-this-thread/637795/1 "2012-10-15T17:42:40Z")
I see from other threads that apparently degrees are being really dumbed down. It could be a fun experiment if you set an assignment, ideally something that won’t take more than about quarter of an hour, tops, and then SDMB members answer it - then you grade their work. The idea being to see just what a certain level of effort/competence is “worth”. As an alternative, anyone brave enough to post an actual assignment they set, and the best, worst, and median paper/answer submitted for it, and what marks all three got? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-university-lecturers-set-assignments-in-this-thread/637795/2 "2012-10-15T18:05:27Z")
Sounds like homework 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-university-lecturers-set-assignments-in-this-thread/637795/3 "2012-10-15T18:19:30Z")
Sounds like someone wants a free education.