COURSE POLICY ON THE USE OF ACCEPTABLE ACADEMIC AIDS

Course: __CSE 241 ________________ Professor: ____ S. Goldman ___________ Semester: _ Spring 2006 __

Methods and Sources of Academic Aid for Assignment

Students may...

yes no

□ x copy answers directly from another source

x □ use another source for guidance in completing assignments

x □ use another source to check that the process used to arrive at the answer is correct

□ x use another source to check that the answer arrived at is correct

x □ use solutions to unassigned problems as examples

Acceptable sources of aid include...

yes no

□ x former students’ graded solutions (back-files)

□ x distributed solutions from previous semesters (back-files)

□ x solutions available online

□ x posting to online forums

□ x the solution manual (hard copy or electronic)

Acceptable methods of collaboration include...

yes no

x □ discussing assignments in groups (only practice problems for the HWs and only high-level discussions for the labs)

□ x working on assignments in groups

□ x multiple students contributing to all solutions

□ x combining the separate, independent work of multiple students

Students must list on their assignments (on the cover sheet) ...

yes no

x □ sources used (not including the course textbook, class notes, or TAs)

x □ all other students who collaborated on the assignment

Use of Academic Aids for Exams

In preparation for exams, students may use...

yes no

x □ former students’ graded exams

x □ answer keys distributed during previous semesters (not available as far as I know)

x □ previous exam questions (without solutions)

Acceptable calculators for use on exams include...

yes no

x □ scientific calculator

x □ graphing calculator (e.g. TI-83(+), TI-84(+), TI-86)

x □ graphing calculator with computer algebra system (e.g. TI-89)

OR □ No calculators will be allowed during exams

Acceptable aids for use during exams include...

yes no

□ x notes

□ x class textbook

x □ crib sheet (unless specifically told otherwise)

Other acceptable aids/Comments: The course information includes a detailed discussion of allowed

forms of collaboration. In particular, there is further discussion there about what is allowed in group discussions. You are expected to read those guidelines and adhere to them. Violations will be dealt with harshly!_________________________

By remaining enrolled in the course, you agree to abide by the policy on the use of acceptable academic aids as defined above. Failure to comply with this policy is a violation of the University's Academic Integrity Policy (http://www.wustl.edu/policies/undergraduate-academic-integrity.html).