Academic Conduct

If you have any condition, such as a physical or learning disability, which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as I have outlined it or which will require academic accommodations, please notify me in the first two weeks of the course.

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at UNL has a policy on academic integrity. For this course, you are expected to abide by those general guidelines as well as those outlined in the university's code of student conduct.

More specifically, it is expected that all work in this class will be done individually by you in response to assignments given in this class. You are not allowed to collaborate in producing a solution to an assigned problem unless it is specifically approved by your instructor. You are allowed to discuss problems and general solution approaches with other students; you have crossed the line when you base your solution to a problem on the details of another persons solution obtained verbally, in writing, or via any other means. You are not allowed to re-use previous solutions of problems that you have produced prior to the course without receiving the permission of the instructor. If in doubt on any of these matters, simply contact the instructor to clarify whether your solution is acceptable.

If you are caught using another persons work, either intentionally or unintentionally, on any quiz, project assignment, or exam or if I suspect that you have done so, the following actions will ensue. I will discuss the matter with you in person. At that time, if you are unable to eliminate my suspicions I will give you an oral examination on the material of said quiz, project assignment, or exam. At that point I will either replace your grade on the assignment with the result of the oral exam, or, if your results on the oral exam confirm that you could not have produced the work that you submitted as your own I will consider that a breach of the academic integrity policy, you will receive a grade of F in the course, and your case will be refered to the proper university officials.

The academic integrity system of the department governs the behavior of graduate students as well.