It is also unfair to students who earn their grades honestly. The Code defines academic misconduct simply as any act which improperly affects the evaluation of a student's academic performance or achievement. Just as professionals are expected to know the rules of their profession, students have to know what counts as misconduct. Claiming ignorance of the rules is not a defense. Here are some issues that come up frequently.
Tests test how well the student has learned.
Therefore, unless the professor specifies otherwise, all examinations are to be completed by the student alone, without extraneous assistance of any kind. Whenever the professor permits an exception to any part of these rules, the exception applies only as far as specified by the professor. Such exceptions must be expressly permitted and cannot be presumed from prior exceptions on other tests. Collaboration means working together. Many classes emphasize working with a partner or in groups.