As a member of the MIT Sloan academic community, the highest standards of academic behavior are expected of you.
Responsibility
It is It is your responsibility to make yourself aware of expected standards and adhere to them. These American-based standards specifically regard plagiarism, individual work, and team work.
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Individual Work
When you are asked to do do individual work work, you are expected to adhere to the following standards:
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Please note that many classes will require a combination of team work and individual work. Be sure that you follow all the guidelines for individual work when a faculty member identifies an assignment as an individual one.
Team Assignments
When you When you are asked to to work in teams, there is a broad spectrum of faculty expectations. Three general types of appropriate collaboration on team assignments are described below. The instructor will indicate in the syllabus what his/her expectations are. If there is any uncertainty, it is the student’s responsibility to clarify with the professor or TA the type of team work that is expected.
Type 1 Type 1 collaboration: the professor states that collaboration is allowed, but the final product must be individual. An example of this might be a problem set.
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• The team may not collaborate with other students outside of the team unless the professor explicitly permits such collaboration.
Type 3 Type 3 collaboration: the professor states that collaboration is expected and that each team member must contribute substantially to the deliverable. An example of this might be the OP project.
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You are held personally accountable for all assignments submitted with your name. If you participate on a team project, each member of the team will be responsible for the final submission. Take time to review any final projects projects prior to to submission to assure that the overall product meets your standards. Recognize that you will be held accountable for others’ work as they will, likewise, be responsible for yours.
Undesired Consequences: Disciplinary Action
When a When a student(s) is found to have violated academic standards, disciplinary action will result. Possible consequences include grade reduction, a failing grade and loss of academic credit, transcript notation, suspension (delay of degree conferral and graduation), or expulsion from MIT Sloan.