Collaboration and Academic Honesty Policy

Students are encouraged to get together in small groups to go over material from the lectures and text, work problems from the text, study for exams, and to discuss the general ideas and approaches to material in the course. You are also free to discuss (with anyone in the class) the processes you are following in your projects.

Team members are expected to work together on projects, and it is understood that most team submissions will include material created and/or reviewed by all members of the team.

But, there are limitations on collaboration and research:

• All quizzes and exams are individual and closed book. You are not allowed to talk to other students about the answers or to use any reference materials during quizzes or exams.
• Work you submit as your own must have been done by you. If you drew significant (e.g. more than one sentence) inspiration from some outside source, cite that source and identify what portion of it you used.
• You may not share your team work products (other than as required for presentations and reviews) with members of other teams.

Failure to abide by these rules is considered plagiarism, and will result in severe penalties. The first offense typically results in failure in the course and referral to the appropriate college office or committee. See the Academic Honesty Policy in the Student Handbook for further information. Please do not put me, yourself, or anyone else in this unpleasant situation.