All of the work you submit must be done by you, and your work must not be submitted by
someone else. Plagiarism is academic fraud and is taken very seriously. The department uses
software that compares programs for evidence of similar code. Please read the Rules and
Regulations from the U of T Governing Council, especially
the Code
of Behaviour on Academic Matters.
Never look at another student's assignment solution, whether it is on paper or on the
computer screen. Never show another student your assignment solution. This applies to
all drafts of a solution and to incomplete solutions.
If you find code on the web that solves part or all of an assignment, do not use or
submit any part of it! A large percentage of the academic offences in CS involve
students who have never met, and who just happened to find the same solution online. If
you find a solution, someone else will too.
You are encouraged to discuss ideas and approaches to solving problems posed on the
homework assignments with other students. However, you are not permitted to take any
notes during these discussions and during a 2-hour period following the discussion, nor
are you permitted to consult other students' solutions.
If challenged by either a tutor or the instructor, you must be able to reproduce and explain
any solution you submit in an oral exam. Failure to observe this policy is an academic
offence, carrying a penalty ranging from a zero on a homework or a test to suspension from
the university.