EECS DEPARTMENT POLICY ON ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

Copying all or part of another person's work, or using reference
materials not specifically allowed, are forms of cheating and will not
be tolerated.  A student involved in an incident of cheating will be
notified by the instructor and the following policy will apply:


1.  The instructor may take actions such as:
    (a) require repetition of the subject work,
    (b) assign an F grade or a "zero" grade to the subject work,
    (c) for serious offences, assign an F grad to the course.
2.  The recommended action for cheating on examinations or term papers
    or projects is 1(c).
3.  The instructor must inform the student and the Department Chair
    in writing of the incident, the action taken, if any, and the
    student's right to appeal to the Chair of the Department Grievance
    Committee or the the Director of the Office of Student Conduct.
4.  The instructor must retain copies of any written evidence or
    observation notes.
5.  The Department Chair must inform the Director of the Office of
    Student Conduct of the incident, the student's name, and the action
    taken by the instructor.
6.  The Office of Student Conduct may choose to conduct a formal
    hearing on the incident and to assess a penalty for misconduct.
7.  The Department will recommend that students involved in a second
    incident of cheating be dismissed from the University.