Academic Honesty

Academic Honesty is a very important aspect in academic life. The students are expected to respect and adhere to the highest levels of academic integrity standards. There are many forms for cheating and all of them are considered a violation, which means that plagiarism is not accepted by any means. Consequently, students are not allowed by any means to do any of the following or anything similar:

1. Work on assignments with anyone.
2. Share code with anyone.
3. Share material or notes with anyone.
4. Share written class notes with peers or anyone.
5. Obtain help in assignments from anyone other than the assigned course staff. 
6. Use of online past material that might help in solving the assignments.
7. Request help through online forums to help solve assignments.

The student is required to download, print, sign, and turn in an acknowledgement that they understand the cheating policy for the class. The paper should be signed and turned in maximum Tuesday 11^th April, 2017 3 PM.

If the student obtains help in any aspect of the practical work of the course the student is encouraged to document the source. In such cases it will not be considered or reported as cheating, nevertheless it might lead to a lower grade for that. So documenting the sources when turning the work in is highly advisable, as it will not count at all if it is caught afterwards.

By anyone we mean friends, family, former or current Computer Science students, other humans, animals, zom- bies, sparkling vampires, materials found on the Internet. Any cheating attempt in the assignments or the exams will result in failing the course. The Student is encouraged to read http://registrar.ucsc.edu/navigator/ section1/academic-integrity.html. Moreover, the Academic Misconduct Policy for Undergraduates will be applied; the student should refer to https://www.ue.ucsc.edu/academic_misconduct for more information. The policies will be applied on all parties participating in a misconduct, both the transmitter and the receiver of the information and material in any form.
The bottom line is: do not ever cheat, or you will definitely fail the course.