Honor Code: The Honor Code will be STRICTLY enforced in this course. All assignments submitted shall be considered "graded work". All aspects of your coursework are covered by the honor system. All projects and homework assignments are to be completed individually unless otherwise specified. Honesty in your academic work will develop into professional integrity. The Virginia Tech Honor Code embodies a spirit of mutual trust and intellectual honesty that is central to the very nature of the university and represents the highest possible expression of shared values among the members of the university community. The fundamental beliefs underlying and reflected in the Honor Code and the Honor System Constitution are:

• that trust in a person is a positive force in making that person worthy of trust,
  
• that every student has the right to live in an academic environment that is free from the injustices caused by any form of intellectual dishonesty, and
• that the honesty and integrity of all members of the university community contribute to its quest for Truth. (From Honor Pylon of War Memorial Chapel, Virginia Tech Campus)
  

The Honor Code is the University policy, which expressly forbids the following academic violations:

1. Cheating -- Cheating includes the actual giving or receiving of any unauthorized aid or assistance or the actual giving or receiving of any unfair advantage on any form of academic work, or attempts thereof.
   
2. Plagiarism -- Plagiarism includes the copying of the language, structure, ideas and/or thoughts of another and passing off same as one's own, original work, or attempts thereof.
   
3. Falsification -- Falsification includes the statement of any untruth, either verbally or in writing, with respect to any circumstances relevant to one's academic work, or attempts thereof. Such acts include, but are not limited to, the forgery of official signatures, tampering with official records, fraudulently adding or deleting information on academic documents such as add/drop requests, or fraudulently changing an examination or other academic work after the testing period or due date of the assignment.
   

The Honor Pledge--- "I have neither given nor received unauthorized assistance on this assignment."

The Honor Pledge is to be written out on all graded assignments and is to be signed by the student. In the absence of a written Honor Pledge, the Honor Code still applies to all graded assignments. The above items are from the Honor Constitution.