Cheating and the Student Academic Discipline Policy
We expect our students, as young professionals, to adhere to a code
of honour in their studies. Cheating on exams, tests, or assignments is
a serious violation of our code of honour, and it jeopardizes the integrity
and reputation of our academic programs.
Cheating on exams includes using unauthorized aids or communicating in any way with others during an examination . The penalty for cheating on a test or exam will range from suspension for one or more terms to expulsion from the university.
Cheating on assignments and projects includes copying another student's solution and submitting it as your own, allowing another student to copy your solution, collaborating excessively with another student or decompiling sample solutions . The standard penalty for first offenses of cheating on an assignment or project is a grade of -100% for that piece of work, with a minimum deduction of 5% from the final course grade.
All academic offenses are reported to the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and are recorded in the student's file. A second academic offense will lead to a more severe penalty, which will automatically include suspension or possibly expulsion.
Getting help with Assignments
We encourage you to study with your classmates and to discuss methods
of solution to problems with classmates, tutors, TAs, and instructors.
However, the solution that you submit must be worked through by yourself
and written in your own words. Working out solutions in detail with
someone else and submitting the work as your own is a violation of the
Student Academic Discipline Policy.
In most classes, the following rule applies: "Feel free to discuss the assignments with your colleagues, but write the final solutions on your own, and acknowledge those who contributed to your ideas." -John Wainwright, Applied Math. Colleagues are legitimate references from whom you can get help and ideas; they should not be sources of detailed solutions. You can avoid crossing the line by discussing a problem in terms of its general case or in terms of a related problem. Another method to avoid trouble when discussing assignments and projects with classmates is to not write notes.
Stealing Computer Time
Stealing computer time, e.g., using someone else's computer account,
is regarded as theft under the Criminal Code of Canada. The University
is prepared to take action to recover any damages caused as a result of
someone knowingly misusing one of its computers. Your course account is
for your personal academic use. Do not let someone else "borrow" it for
any purpose, even for assignments in this course.
To prevent others from using your accounts, change your password before making major use of your account and change your password on a regular basis if you suspect that anyone other than you knows your password. The best way to guard your password is to not tell it to anyone.
Pirating Computer Software
Taking computer software that does not belong to you is considered
both an academic and criminal offense. In particular, the students in this
course benefit greatly from the generosity of the companies which produce
the software used in this course. Unauthorized use of this software could
seriously damage the relationship between the University and the companies
involved and result in a downgrading of facilities for students in the
future.