CS 381: Academic Honesty Policies and Expectations

Departmental and University academic honesty policies are described at http://spaf.cerias.purdue.edu/cpolicy.html and Departmental Academic Integrity Policy. The departmental policies will be followed unless written documentation of exceptions is provided.

We expect that you have read these policies and have watched the departmental academic honesty video.

Additional 381 specific policies

What you submit as your solution for an assignment problem and what is graded needs to be your own work. It needs to be expressed and explained in your own words. The line between discussing a problem with other students and using an idea developed by others and expressing your solution in your own words can at times be blurred. In addition, using a similar or related solution or an idea found on-line has significant potential for submitting something as your own that is easily detected as being copied.

To be able to better assess academic honesty, we expect all students to provide for every problem on every assignment information on collaboration and use of on-line material. If you do use the work of others, you need to credit it properly. Failure to do so is considered cheating. Without information on collaborators and resources, the problem will not be graded. You are expected to follow the specification on the course work page.

We expect that throughout the semester we will ask students to meet with a TA or the instructor and ask the student to explain his/her solution. This does not necessarily mean we expect cheating, but it means we want you to explain your ideas in your own words to us. It often means we need more clarification in order to appropriately grade your answer.

What is not allowed and is considered cheating.

Sharing or copying solutions is unacceptable and is considered cheating.
When using material or adapting ideas found on-line you are required to give credit and proper references. Failure to do so is considered cheating.
Having another person explain a solution idea to you and you writing it up on your own is cheating without disclosing the relationship.
Anyone working with a tutor on an assignment or project must disclose this information. Failure to do so is considered cheating.
Making an online post or asking someone to make a post on a site like StackExchange to get hints is considered cheating.
You are expected to take reasonable precautions to prevent others from using your work. Failure to do so is considered cheating.

Penalties

A first instance of academic dishonesty will result in a zero for that assignment plus a letter grade deduction at the end of the semester.
A second instance of academic dishonesty will result in a course grade of F.
In accordance with the Purdue University Department of Computer Science Academic Integrity Policy, any instance of academic dishonesty on an exam, project, or assignment will be reported to the Dean of Students Office.

Copyright expectations

Lectures and course materials, including slides, tests, and other course materials, are the property of the instructor and are protected by copyright. As a student in the class, you may make copies of course materials for your own use. You may not and may not allow others to reproduce or distribute lecture notes and course materials publicly without my written consent. Violations will be dealt with as allowed by law under Section 512(c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.