Honor Code

Teachers value a lot of qualities: excellence, intelligence, courage, enthusiasm, maturity, and a respect for others.

The most important value is academic honesty.

The activity-based, technology-based nature of this course will require a good deal of collaboration with your classmates on homework assignments, and in-class computer assignments. As a result, the lines between healthy discussion and inappropriate sharing of ideas/work can become unclear for some students.

I expect all students to adopt the following rules:

• All work I turn in will be my own.
• If I worked with somebody else on an assignment, I will say so.
• I will not bring any unauthorized aid into any testing situation.
• I will not assist in helping anybody else be dishonest in his or her work.

COLLABORATION: Students may work together to help each other understand homework questions. In fact this is encouraged.

CHEATING / COPYING: A student uses another student’s work (whether oral, written, or computerized) as a basis for figuring out how to complete his or her own work.
Some examples:

• Copying homework assignments
• Borrowing homework or projects for "inspiration" )
• Giving a student the opportunity to cheat or copy (either by actively giving an assignment, or by "leaving it there" for somebody to "discover." )
• In short: "Understand together. Write it up alone.”

CALCULATOR POLICY:

• You may use the built-in programs / commands on the TI 83 on any test, project, or exam.
• If I have personally downloaded programs or lists into your TI 83, then you may use those on any test, project or exam.
• You may NOT bring into any test, project or exam any programs, notes or lists not specifically approved by me.