1. Academic Integrity in CS 18000

2. CS 18000 is a hard course! You may find homeworks, labs, and projects hard to do

3. It is perfectly fine to talk to...
our TAs
Supplemental Instructors
Help Room staff
EVEN other CS students
... about homeworks, labs, and projects
You can talk about what you plan to do or have done
and what other students plan to do or have done

4. BUT....
Do not under any circumstances
show your code to another CS student
give your code to another CS student
look at another CS student's code
copy another CS student's code
Any of those are CHEATING

5. You may be tempted to cheat
But, we will catch you
We have software that can tell that code is the same even if you
change variable names
change spacing
change comments
and change other things....

6. In CS 18000 the penalties for cheating are severe
In CS the penalties for cheating are severe. (You're not in high school anymore!) First Offense 0 on the assignment letter grade deduction at the end of the semester report to the Dean of Students Office Second Offense F in CS 18000

7. BUT....
There is no reason to cheat
You have available to you --
Campuswire (24/7 office hour)
Supplemental Instruction
USB Help Room
TA office hours

8. Conclusion Do all your own work in CS Do not show or give your code to another CS student Do not look at or copy another CS student's code