For the INFO6250 class, do not copy the work of others.
I encourage you to look at the work of your fellow students and various sources online. There is a lot you can learn from reading the code of others.
However, for assignments, exams, and projects, please ONLY turn in code you yourself have written yourself, except where explicitly allowed. This class covers a lot of fundamental knowledge and it is important to for you to exercise those fundamentals.
To be clear: when "referencing" other code
- Learn how it works
- Then write your own code without looking at that original source
- Do not cut-and-paste to make changes
- Do not use someone else's code as a skeleton
Even sample code provided by the instructor should not be cut-and-pasted unless the assignment requests you to do so
Failure to follow this requirement can and will result in strict penalties, up to and including
- receiving a zero grade on the assignment in question
- failing the course
- being expelled from the university
All of which is not unique to this course, as noted in the Student Ethics guidelines you have all agreed to.