course policies

Academic Integrity

High expecations are important because they set the bar for where we want to be. I set high expectations for you, and all of my students, because I know that you can reach them. You set high expectations of me because you know you deserve a quality education. Academic integrity is the intersection of these expectations. In exchange for teaching you to the best ability I can and continuing to refine my teaching practice, I expect that the work you turn in each and every day is an accurate and faithful snapshot of what you are capable of. Hold yourself and your peers to a high standard of integrity and strive to get the most out of your education.

Please familiarize yourself with Brown's academic integrity policies.

Late Policies

Ensuring your work is submitted on time allows us to give you feedback in a timely fashion. Generally speaking, late assignments will not be accepted; please ensure your work is submitted appropriately before the deadline. Requests for extensions on assignments will be considered if accompanied by a written memo from a Dean or from Health Services.

Collaboration

Collaboration on written assignments is encouraged, but it is important that each student writes up their own solutions independently. Every term there are several students who receive academic penalties for copying assignments. Here are some tips to avoid copying on assignments:

1. Do not write down something that you cannot explain to the teaching team.

2. When you are helping other students, avoid showing them your work directly. Instead, explain your solution verbally. Students whose work is copied also receive academic sanctions.

3. If you find yourself reading another student’s solution, do not write anything down. Once you understand how to solve the problem, remove the other person’s work from your sight and then write up the solution to the question yourself. Looking back and forth between someone else’s paper and your own paper is almost certainly copying and will result in academic sanctions for both you and your fellow student.

4. If one of us writes down part of a solution in order to help explain it to you or the class, you cannot copy it and hand it in for credit; treat it the same way you would treat another student’s work with respect to copying, that is, remove the explanation from your sight and then write up the solution yourself.

5. There is often more than one way to solve a problem. Choose the method that makes the most sense to you rather than the method that other students happen to use. If none of the ideas in your solution are your own, there is a good chance it will be flagged as copying.