Much of the course requires working with others. The discussion groups will not be meaningful otherwise. The work on case studies and exercises in class will often require group effort. Your instructor will clearly delineate which activities are group activities and which are intended as individual efforts when making the assignments. The papers, whether the weekly short essays or the longer, more detailed assignments are individual efforts.
Students are welcome to discuss their ideas about their papers with instructors or others.
They may seek help with the writing from the Writing Center or from individuals. What is not acceptable is copying another s work or any portion of another s work. The single exception is the use of documented excerpts from sources equally available to the instructor and the student. The Naval Academy has a long record of seeing that students receive the help they need from instructors. It is one of the best facets of an education here.