Academic integrity is constituted by the five core fundamental values of honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility (see www.academicintegrity.org). These values are central to the building, nurturing and sustaining of an academic community in which all members of the community will thrive. Adherence to the values expressed through academic integrity forms a foundation for the "freedom of inquiry and exchange of ideas" essential to the intellectual life of the University (see the Senate Report on Principles and Priorities).
Students are responsible for familiarizing themselves with the regulations concerning academic integrity and for ensuring that their assignments conform to the principles of academic integrity. Information on academic integrity is available in the Arts and Science Calendar (see Academic Regulation 1 on the Arts and Science website) and from the instructor of this course.
Departures from academic integrity include plagiarism, use of unauthorized materials, facilitation, forgery and falsification. Falsification includes attempting to obtain, or accepting, a grade that is not solely and completely based on the graded work as submitted.
Academic integrity means that the work you hand in as your own (tests and assignments) really is your own. You may ask other people for general help in the course -- by which I mean general explanations and help with practice problems that are not being handed in. You may talk in general terms with other students about marked assignments, as in discussing strategies ("How are you handling the case where the list is empty?") or requirements ("Are we supposed to print out all the data or just the average?"). You may not share code or even pseudo-code with anyone else.
This course has a zero-tolerance policy regarding departures from academic integrity. There will be no exceptions.
Given the seriousness of these matters, actions which contravene the regulation on academic integrity carry sanctions that can range from a warning or the loss of grades on an assignment to the failure of a course to a requirement to withdraw from the university.
You are required to confirm that you have read this statement on academic integrity and that you understand the consequences of any departure from academic integrity. Your assignments and tests will not be evaluated unless you complete this confirmation through onQ.
The preceding text on academic integrity is based on a document written by Prof. Margaret Lamb and is used here with her permission.