2.3 Cheating

Unauthorised collaboration with others, beyond what is reasonably expected or permitted, to complete academic work.

Sharing information or answers when doing take-home or online assignments, quizzes or exams, except where the instructor has authorised collaborative work.

Showing your work to a colleague or sitting too closely next to one another (allowing them to see your paper/computer screen).

Discussing assignment or lab questions with a colleague in such detail that you both end up submitting similar answers.

Completing the assignment or lab questions in tandem with a colleague when they were meant to be completed independently.

Posting a copy of your completed assignment or lab report to an online discussion forum or sending it to your friends via email or a texting app.

Writing up your lab report with a colleague, with the reports ending up being very similar (but you figure it doesn’t matter because you both contributed equally).

Using an editor, whether paid or unpaid, unless the instructor grants explicit written permission.

Submitting, including, or presenting the work (intellectual property) of another person as your own.

Writing an essay in one language then uploading it in full or in part to an unauthorised online translation tool and submitting the translated version.

Using an unauthorised online translation tool to extensively fix the grammar in your essay.

Entering your term paper topic into ChatGPT (or other unauthorised generative AI tool) to generate a paper (in full or partially) and hoping your instructor won’t notice that ChatGPT wrote it.

Copying the answers or other work of another person.

Possessing, concealing or using unauthorised notes, materials, equipment, devices or aids of any kind during an in-person assessment (especially a quiz, test or exam).

Accessing unauthorised information, online tools or devices when doing take-home or online assignments, quizzes or exams.

Keeping your smartphone (an unauthorised device) on silent and in your pocket while you write an exam then using it to look up information when the instructor isn't looking.

Keeping your smartphone (an unauthorised device) on silent and in your pocket while you write an exam then using it to check email, browse the internet, update your Facebook status and/or looking up answers while on a bathroom break.

Wearing your prescription AI glasses or smartwatch (or other unauthorised device) to the examination (whether you actively use them or not).

Hiding your course notes or smartphone in a washroom stall with the intention of taking a bathroom break during the exam to refresh your memory/look up information.

Glancing at a colleague’s assessment (or downloading a copy of it from their laptop) when they’re not looking and copying the answers into your own assessment.

Looking at someone else’s answers during a test or exam, with or without their knowledge OR failing to take reasonable measures to protect your answers from others.

Being provided with or accessing an unsanctioned set of exam questions previously used for the course along with answers to those exam questions.

Not following the rules of an invigilator during an exam or the exam conduct rules as outlined on the exam paper or in the Academic Calendar.

Talking to or attempting to communicate with other students during an examination.

Passing notes to other students during an examination.

Borrowing your calculator to another student during an examination, without explicit permission from the instructor.

Sharing or obtaining academic work or parts of tests, assignments, answers, or any material that is submitted to an instructor for evaluation  (including buying, selling, downloading/uploading content to/from external “tutoring” or “solutions” websites).

Searching an online repository or freelance site for computer code and integrating it into your code (without the instructor’s permission and/or citing the source).

Reusing one’s previous academic work as new academic work without permission (even if you do have approval from an instructor to use your own work again, always remember to cite your previous work).

Submitting the same work for credit in more than one course without the explicit permission of the instructors involved.

Skipping the lab and just submitting the assignment you completed last semester when you previously attempted the course (and subsequently withdrew or failed).

Taking the essay you wrote for one class, changing a few sentences, and resubmitting it in another class (without the explicit permission of the instructor).

Paraphrasing ideas or concepts you generated in a final report for one class in a lab assignment for another class without citing your previous work (this is also known as self-plagiarism).

One group member incorporating several paragraphs from a previous assignment into the final document for a group project in a different course without permission (in this scenario, ALL members of the group may be held accountable).

Using work prepared in whole or in part by someone else (e.g. commercially prepared essays) and submitting it as your own.

Soliciting, facilitating, or submitting work purchased or otherwise acquired from another person or source, such as hiring or subscribing to services that complete academic work.

Paying someone else to write an essay on your behalf.

Purchasing documentation and presenting it as one's own work.

Having a tutor, friend, colleague or family member provide answers that you then submit for grading.

Using a tutorial website or online tool to generate answers during an online exam (without the instructor’s permission).

Having former or current students provide unauthorised support to you on exams, tests, assignments, etc.

Asking a friend, who’s stronger with the subject matter, to write the exam for you.

Asking a friend to share a copy of their old assignment from when they took the course previously and using most of it in your submission.

Giving your course management system login information to a colleague or someone you hired to complete the homework assignment for you.

Posting your problem set questions to a tutorial website, getting the answers that have been provided by the website, and copying all of the answers into your problem set.

Searching a tutorial website for the questions on an assignment or online exam, finding solutions, and copying them as your own answers.