We encourage students in CS314 to study together in groups. It is acceptable to discuss a programming project, in order to better understand what the assignment is asking you to do. However, when you are ready to code the program, you must work individually. Writing programs together is considered a violation of academic honesty. The line is crossed when more than one person writes a line of code on either paper or a computer file. Collaborations of this sort will be considered cheating on the programming project.
CS314 is an upper division course for computer science majors. In the past we have allowed students to take 1 page of notes into each exam. Because of repeated attempts to cheat on the exams last year, we will NOT be allowing notes at exams this term. All exams will be closed book. You will need to come to every exam with a photo ID. You should take a seat so that there is one unoccupied chair on either side of you, and you are not sitting besides someone whom you have met outside of lecture. Any attempt to communicate with another student during an exam or to bring any material for reference in the exam will be considered cheating.
There are severe penalties for academic dishonesty at Rutgers, with the most severe being dismissal from the university. Any form of academic dishonesty (or cheating) in CS314 will be dealt with severely.
Last updated at 1:34 on August 30, 2001 by Barbara Ryder.