Recommended Guidelines for Responsible Computing at the University of Delaware
(Draft – September 21, 1991)

Prepared by staff in Computing and Network Services,
University of Delaware

• 1.Preface
• 2. Definition of Terms
• 3. Policy for Responsible Computing Use at The University of Delaware
• 4. User Responsibilities
• 5. System Administrator Responsibilities
• 6. Misuse of Computing and Information Resource Privileges
• 7. User Confidentiality and System Integrity
• 8. Penalties for Misuse of Computing and Information Resource Privileges
• 9. Academic Honesty
• 10. Works Consulted

9. Academic Honesty

Faculty and students are reminded that computer-assisted plagiarism is still plagiarism. Unless specifically authorized by a class instructor, all of the following uses of a computer are violations of the University’s guidelines for academic honesty and are punishable as acts of plagiarism:

• copying a computer file that contains another student’s assignment and submitting it as your own work
• copying a computer file that contains another students assignment and using it as a model for your own assignment
• working together on an assignment, sharing the computer files or programs involved, and then submitting individual copies of the assignment as your own individual work
• knowingly allowing another student to copy or use one of your computer files and to submit that file, or a modification thereof, as his or her individual work.

For further information on this topic, students are urged to consult the University of Delaware Official Student Handbook, to consult with their individual instructors, and to refer to the pamphlet “Academic Honesty & Dishonesty: Important information for faculty and students.”

Faculty members are urged to develop specific policies regarding all aspects of academic honesty and to communicate those policies to their students in writing.

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