Cheating
Cheating is the representation of someone else’s work as one’s own. In each course, the student is responsible for asking the faculty member which activities are authorized and permitted. Policies must be stated in the course syllabus. Cheating includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Unauthorized entry to a faculty or secretarial office in search for examination-related materials;
- Unauthorized use of materials from a faculty or secretarial office to prepare for an examination;
- Unauthorized use of a previously given examination to prepare for a present exam;
- Discussing any part of an exam that has not yet been completed with any person who has already completed the exam;
- Presenting a fraudulent excuse to seek permission to take an exam at a different time than the scheduled time, or to submit work at a different time than due;
- Unauthorized possession of a copy of an exam;
- Giving assistance to or receiving assistance from another student during an exam;
- Looking at or attempting to look at another student’s paper or computer screen during an exam;
- Unauthorized use of published materials, notes, or "cheat sheets" during an exam;
- Unauthorized use of computing devices during an exam;
- Unauthorized use of tape recorders or other electronic devices during an exam;
- Unauthorized storage of information on an electronic calculator, computer, or other media for use during an exam;
- Unauthorized use of pre-programmed computers or calculators during an exam;
- Unauthorized collaborating with or consulting of another person to complete a project or homework assignment;
- Accessing an instructor's edition of a textbook or a test bank; or
- The use of any electronic communication during an examination.