1.124J Foundations of Software Engineering

GUIDELINES ON ACADEMIC HONESTY

The computer intensive nature of 1.124 changes some of the traditional ways in which homework sets are turned in and graded. But the fundamental principles of academic honesty remain the same as always. All students are expected to adhere to the highest possible ethical standards in all aspects of their work. In particular, each student should be completely responsible for his or her own work. Wherever there is any doubt students should err on the side of conservatism and keep their thoughts and solutions to themselves. 1.124 problem sets are not intended to be team projects or group endeavors (unless clearly stated on the problem set). You should conceptualize, solve, and write up each problem yourself to gain maximum benefit from the homework assignment.
If you have any doubt about what is unacceptable collaboration speak to your TA or to the Instructor.

Remember that your conduct in 1.124 and, more generally, at MIT is establishing habits of professional honesty that are likely to remain with you throughout your career. Keep your long term interests in mind if you are tempted to step beyond the bounds of propriety. Reality cannot be faked. Do not be tempted to claim knowledge that you have not gained.
 

Specific rules are as follows:

  1. While you may discuss general approaches to solving problems with your fellow students, you may not copy parts of other student's work or do the problem sets jointly. This particularly applies to computer programs.
  2. You may seek other student's advice in debugging your programs. However, their assistance should be limited to determining what is wrong with your program rather than rewriting large sections of it for you.
  3. You may copy and modify programs given in the lecture notes or in class by any of the instructors.

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THESE RULES WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.
(Adapted from Course 1.00 Guidelines)


© 1.124J Foundations of Software Engineering
Prof. Kevin Amaratunga,1-274, kevina@mit.edu
TA: Petros Komodromos, 1-245, petros@mit.edu
TA: Eric Perkins, 1-245, edp@mit.edu