This policy statement is unfortunately necessary, thanks to the actions of a tiny minority of students. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to ask in lecture, in lab, during office hours, on Piazza, or by email.
tl;dr Be honest. Cite your sources. We mean it. If you need help, please ask. Don’t be stupid!
Each student (or homework group) must write their own solutions, in their own words, and must properly credit all sources.
For more information and examples, see any of the following:
If you have any doubts about whether something constitutes plagiarism, talk to instructor(s) or the TAs, and err on the side of caution.
We strongly encourage you to use any printed, online, or living resource at your disposal to help you solve homework problems, but you must cite your sources.
There are only two exceptions to this rule. You are not required to cite the following:
Don’t be an idiot. Just do the work.
LLMs not allowed LLMs are strictly forbidden from any course assignments. No it is not ok to use them for inspiration. There is a difference between google and ChatGPT. There is ample evidence that shows LLM usage dimishes learning:
[2] Generative AI Can Harm Learning
I’m sure many students will vehemently disagree with me and say LLMs have helped them learn so much. To those people I respond:
But maybe I’m wrong. If you truly believe LLMs improve learning outcomes, I would be happy to help you set up and perform a research project that gets quantifiable metrics regarding this issue. Till then, I’m just forbidding it. Widespread LLM usage is a big reason why I have decided to remove homeworks from the course but we got to keep marching forward.
Credit This webpage was modified from previous semester(s).