SMU reviews 'bogus' grades for module after professor gives all of his 169 business students an A

Professor Stefano Harney said he wanted to spare students the pressure to achieve high grades and did not want to "artificially" restrict the number of As through a bell curve. PHOTO: SMU
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SINGAPORE - A professor's attempt to give all his students an A grade has received an F.

The Singapore Management University (SMU) had to review the grades for a module taken by 169 business students, most in their final year, after it found out that the lecturer, Professor Stefano Harney, had given all of them an A grade with the same numerical score.

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