Intellectual integrity is critical to the foundation of all academic work. Academic dishonesty, therefore, is considered a serious matter and will be addressed as such.

As defined in the current Rensselaer Handbook of Student Rights and Responsibilities, examples of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to: academic fraud, colloboration, copying, cribbing, fabrication, plagiarism, sabotage, and substutution. Additionally, attempts to commit academic dishonesty, or to assist in the commission or attempt of such an act, are also violations of the academic dishonesty policy.

If found in violation of the academic dishonesty policy, students may be subject to two types of penalties. The instructor will administer an academic (grade) penalty and the student may also enter the Institute judicial process. This may result in additional sanctions such as: warning, probation, suspension, expulsion, or alternative actions defined in the Rensselaer Handbook of Student Rights and Responsibilities.

In this class, we expect and encourage students to study together but we also expect that any work turned in or tests taken will be the sole intellectual effort of the student whose name appears on the paper(s). One need not look very hard to find people whose successful careers were ruined by later disclosure of seemingly minor infractions of Academic Honesty during their college days.