CSE 200 Collaboration Policy

You are encouraged to discuss the course material with other students. Discussing the material, and the general form of solutions to the labs is a key part of the class. Since, for many of the assignments, there is no single "right" answer, talking to other students and to the TAs is a good thing. However, everything that you turn in should be your own work, unless we tell you otherwise. You should feel free to discuss the lecture material, and the general form of your solutions with other students. If you talk about assignments with another student, then you need to explicitly tell us on the hand-in. You are not allowed to copy answers or parts of answers from anyone else, or from material you find on the Internet. This will be considered as willful cheating, and will be dealt with according to the official collaboration policy:

Unless explicitly instructed otherwise, everything that you turn in for this course must be your own work. If you willfully misrepresent someone else's work as your own, you are guilty of cheating. Cheating, in any form, will not be tolerated in this class.

If you are guilty of cheating on any assignment or exam, you will be penalized the number of points that the assignment is worth. For example, if you are guilty of cheating on an assignment worth 10 points, your score on that assignment will be -10. If you copy from anyone in the class both parties will be penalized, regardless of which direction the information flowed. Two or more instances of cheating in the course will result in a grade of F for the class, and will be referred to the School of Engineering Discipline Committee.

We will follow the guidelines of the University Undergradate Academic Integrity Policy, but we reserve the right to make the final determination of what constitutes cheating for this class. If you suspect that you may be entering an ambiguous situation, it is your responsibility to clarify it before the professor or TAs detect it. If in doubt, please ask

You should always feel free to get help from the instructor or teaching assistants at our office hours .

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