Academic Integrity:
Honesty and transparency are important features of good scholarship. On the flip side, plagiarism and cheating are serious academic offenses with serious consequences. If you are discovered engaging in either behavior in this course, you will earn a failing grade on the assignment in question, and further disciplinary action may be taken.
Your work should be new material crafted and written by you for each assignment. You may talk with others about your ideas—you may even use the ideas discussed in class seminars—but these ideas must be made your own. That means working by yourself to develop your own ideas, providing your own reasons, and explaining things in your own words.
You are required to cite all sources you use in your submitted coursework. This includes both direct quotations and cases where you use ideas published elsewhere. “Sources” thus include papers, journals, conversations, anything found on the internet, and so on. Basically, if the thought did not originate within the assignment you are producing, you should provide an in-text citation and a reference list. For the GATech's description of what counts as plagiarism, cheating, and/or the use of unauthorized sources, please see the Academic Honor Code.
Note that, while not explicitly mentioned within the Academic Honor Code, self-plagiarism — where you substantially copy or duplicate your own previous work — counts as plagiarism in my classes and is taken to be a violation of the Academic Honor Code.
If you have questions about the integration of GATech's honor code into this course, please do not hesitate to ask: my aim is to foster an environment where you can learn and grow, while ensuring that the work we all do is honest and fair.
Student-Faculty Expectations:
I believe that mutual respect is at the heart of the student-teacher relationship. In general, this is characterized by respectful language, punctuality and care for others’ time, clear and an openness to dialogue and debate. I am committed to such mutual respect and encourage everyone in the class to work towards the best possible learning environment so that all can meet their highest ambitions. Please explore Tech’s policies this for more information.
I encourage and appreciate suggestions for ways that the classroom can better support learning, inclusion, and the effectiveness of the course for you personally, or for other students or student groups.
