Spring 2019
Committee:
Legislative Affairs Committee
WHEREAS, the average cost of a stand-alone access code, purchased at the campus bookstore, is about $100, and the cost when bundled with a textbook varies depending on factors like whether the textbook is digital or print, but averages $126 [1];
WHEREAS, students are unable to resale or regain the money lost on the access code due to the fact that the access code can only be used once and for a limited time period;
WHEREAS, with more instructors using access codes it is putting lower income students in a position where they are paying for the grade they will receive because they are essentially paying to do homework; and
WHEREAS, most online modules, quizzes, and exam answers can be found on websites like Chegg, Coursehero, and Quizlet, which does not promote quality education; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocates to have access codes banned from acceptable material used for instruction; and
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges identifies an individual in the legislature that would be willing to carry banning or drastically reducing access code usage in higher education as a bill.
Citation [1] Carrns, A. (2016, September 23). A New Cost at College: Digital Access Codes. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/24/your-money/a-new-cost-at-college-digital-access- codes.html
WHEREAS, students are unable to resale or regain the money lost on the access code due to the fact that the access code can only be used once and for a limited time period;
WHEREAS, with more instructors using access codes it is putting lower income students in a position where they are paying for the grade they will receive because they are essentially paying to do homework; and
WHEREAS, most online modules, quizzes, and exam answers can be found on websites like Chegg, Coursehero, and Quizlet, which does not promote quality education; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocates to have access codes banned from acceptable material used for instruction; and
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges identifies an individual in the legislature that would be willing to carry banning or drastically reducing access code usage in higher education as a bill.
Citation [1] Carrns, A. (2016, September 23). A New Cost at College: Digital Access Codes. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/24/your-money/a-new-cost-at-college-digital-access- codes.html