Should any part of this policy be unclear or should you have any questions about how you are allowed to collaborate you are strongly encouraged to contact your professor.
You may use the following resources: | Sets | Exams |
---|---|---|
Class notes of others, copied by hand or summarized | YES | YES |
Consult existing material on online sources such as question/answer forums | YES | NO |
Consult material posted publicly on the course forum (e.g. Piazza or other) | YES | YES |
Consult online resources such as Wikipedia | YES | NO |
Course handouts | YES | YES |
Course textbook (including answers in the back) | N/A | N/A |
Direct copies (such as photocopies, pictures, scans, printouts) of class notes of others | YES | YES |
Other books | YES | NO |
Post questions about problems on online sources such as question/answer forums | NO | NO |
Post questions about problems on the course forum (e.g. Piazza or other), provided the question does not reveal a partial solution | YES | YES |
Solutions to assignments / exams from previous years | NO | NO |
Solutions to assignments / exams from the current year, distributed by the instructor | NO | NO |
Your notes (taken in class) | YES | YES |
Your returned assignments | YES | YES |
For assignments, you may: | Sets | Exams |
---|---|---|
Ask a non-student to help with your code or proof | NO | NO |
Discuss high-level problems with others in small groups (beyond your partnership) | YES | YES |
Help other students by reading their code or proof | NO | NO |
Look at another student’s or group’s completed solution | NO | NO |
Look at code/proofs found in online repositories, or written by former students in the class | NO | NO |
Look at code/proofs written by anyone not in your group (including online resources or textbooks) | NO | NO |
Look at code/proofs written by other students in the class | NO | NO |
Look at communal materials, such as a group discussion performed on a white board, while writing up your solution | YES | NO |
Use an extenal library, as long as it does not provide a direct solution | NO | NO |
For lecturcises: | During Lecture | After Lecture |
Ask a non-student to help with your code or proof | YES | NO |
Discuss high-level problems with others in small groups (beyond your partnership) | YES | NO |
Help other students by reading their code or proof | YES | NO |
Look at another student’s or group’s completed solution | NO | NO |
Look at code/proofs written by other students in the class | YES | NO |
Look at communal materials, such as a group discussion performed on a white board, while writing up your solution | YES | NO |