Course Syllabus - Computer Science 101 - West Virginia University

FALL 2011 SEMESTERCourse SyllabusAcademicIntegrity:The integrity of the classes offered by any academic institution solidifies thefoundation of its mission and cannot be sacrificed to expediency, ignorance, orblatant fraud. Therefore, the instructor will enforce rigorous standards ofacademic integrity in all aspects and assignments of this course.There is a range of penalties possible for academic integrity violations, but undernormal circumstances the penalties are as below. The penalties can be moresevere, up to and including an unforgivable F for the course.OccurrenceFirst OccurrenceSecond Occurrence orAfterStandard PenaltiesLoss of credit for the item involved, plus an additional40-point penalty.Failing grade (F) for the course. This penalty can beapplied even if the student had no notice of the FirstOccurrence violation.Examples of academic integrity violations include, but are not limited to, thefollowing:• Collaborating or working with another person on any assignment. You mustdo your own work on all assignments. All your work must be createdentirely by you, having worked independently.• Fraudulent or inappropriate use of the CS101 attendance system.• Submitting the work of someone else, even unintentionally. You must create ablank new file of your own for each submission unless otherwise instructed –do not reuse even an empty file.• Allowing, either intentionally or unintentionally, someone else access to yourfile. If another person submits your work, no matter the circumstances, youwill be penalized. It is your responsibility to protect and control access to yourfiles at all times.• Impersonating another individual or allowing someone to impersonate you.Violations of this rule will result in an automatic F or unforgivable F for thecourse.• Submitting work created in another semester or for another course.• Submitting assignments other than what was assigned for your section.• Plagiarism.• Using disallowed materials (textbook, Internet, or any other resources) onexams unless otherwise explicitly permitted.• Unauthorized use, possession, or attempted access of an exam or homeworkproject. Violations of this rule will result in an automatic F or unforgivable F forthe course.• Submitting work completed in Open Lab during a period in which you werebanned from attending Open Lab.• Failure to participate in or successfully complete an Academic Integrity PolicyCompliance Audit.If that an academic integrity violation is suspected, you will be notified via e-mailor certified mail. Students may appeal this finding to their instructor or the coursecoordinator within seven calendar days of the date of the first notice. Failure toappeal or reply to the notice within this time period will be considered anadmission of guilt and all applicable penalties will be applied.Introduction to Computer ApplicationsWest Virginia UniversityPage 5 of 11 Version 24.2Modified 8/21/2011