Academic Code of Conduct and Policy on Collaboration:

• 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:
  • Plagiarism. Any attempt by a student to represent the work of another as his or her own. This includes copying the answer of another student on an examination or copying or substantially restating the work of another person or persons in any oral or written work without citing the appropriate source, and collaborating with someone else in an academic endeavor without acknowledging his or her contribution.

  • Knowingly allowing another student to represent your work as his or her own.

  • Submitting the same work in more than one course without the consent of the instructors involved.

• 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 copying their solutions. Very soon you will find out that it is easy to copy solutions electronically from other people. This is nothing less than plagiarism and will be punished accordingly. Computers are double-edged swords. They make copying extremely easy, but they also make detecting such incidents possible! If you are caught cheating in a test or a homework, you will automatically receive an F and the matter may 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: 1995.01.12
Updated on: 1997.09.02
Maintainer: Azer Bestavros
            best@cs.bu.edu