Treat it no differently than a classroom environment. Insults and ridicule will not be tolerated. Everyone in this class has the right and the responsibility to express his or her opinion and to feel comfortable asking questions. Remember that I am also subscribed to this list and will see anything you post. Also, please use proper punctuation, spelling, and capitalization.
Plagiarism is the theft of someone else's ideas and work.
Plagiarism is the most serious crime in academia and will not be tolerated. Whether a student copies verbatim or simply rephrases the ideas of another without properly acknowledging the source, the theft is the same. In the preparation of work submitted to meet course requirements, whether a draft or a final version of a paper, project, or computer program, students must take great care to distinguish their own ideas and language from information derived from sources. Sources include published primary and secondary materials, the Internet, and information and opinions gained directly from other people. Whenever ideas or facts are derived from a student's reading and research, the sources must be properly cited.