Academic Honesty

According to the 2001-2002 AUC Catalog page 63, "Academic dishonesty is NOT acceptable in an institution dedicated to learning or in any society. Academic dishonesty includes....plagiarism..receipt of information during an examination, use of unauthorized materials during an examination, transferal of unauthorized information...., etc...."

Academic honesty represents a major pillar in engineering ethics, since engineering holds paramount the safety, health and lives of people. Therefore, severe punishment will be taken in any case of academic dishonesty. The following procedures will be taken in case of any violation either in the exams, assignments or lab reports:

First attempt: warning of the individual, taking off points depending on the degree of violation
Second attempt: getting a zero grade (F) in the lab report, assignment or exam
Third attempt (RED CODE): reporting the case to the dean of students, filing an official case which could result in failing the entire course, warning or dismissal .

To avoid any violation:

Mention all the cited references in this format: (Hertzberg: 247) or (Smith et al: 220) for multiple authors.
Use quotation marks whenever you copy a part out of a web site or a textbook, and refer to the quoted part using the above format, or in footnotes for web sites or by using numbers for your references. You will not be penalized for quoting, but you will be penalized for missing the others' credit.
Mention the source for any graphic object (jpeg or gif image) you paste from the internet below it or in the caption.
Use your own words in the assignments--paraphrase and summarize, but never copy from the textbook.
20% off for missing the references section in the lab reports.
You are expected to bring all your tools in the exam, including a calculator with a clean (empty) memory.

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