Computer Science Department
College of Arts and Sciences
Academic Code of Conduct:
In addition to the normal and well-understood strictures against
cheating on exams, altering transcripts, and etc., there are other
varieties of academic misconduct described in the Academic Conduct
Code of Boston University which you must be aware of when working on
assignments. The most relevant sections (B, F, and I) of the Academic
Code for the assignments in this class are as follows:
Policy on Collaboration:
There is nothing wrong in principle about discussing the topics
covered in the course with your friends and colleagues. However, there
are severe consequences to plagiarism. In particular, when
you submit a homework with your name on it, you are claiming
that the work contained therein is your own; it is Plagiarism
to submit work under your own name in which:
If you are in a situation whereby you have collaborated with a student on a homework problem, or obtained homework solutions (or parts thereof) from some other source, then you should CLEARLY and UNAMBIGUOUSLY disclose this in your writeup. Failure to do so constitutes plagiarism.
If you are caught cheating in a test or plagiarizing a homework, you will AUTOMATICALLY receive an F and the matter will be reported to CAS Academic Conduct Committee, who recommends sanctions to the Dean of the College. Handing in your own assignment a day or two late will affect your grade FAR LESS than turning in a copy of someone else's work on time!
Created on: 1998.01.09 Updated on: 2000.01.10 Maintainer: Azer Bestavros best@cs.bu.edu