Cheating is not tolerated and is extremely offensive to the faculty, staff, students and NJIT community as a whole.
Intentionally using, providing or attempting to use or provide unauthorized assistance, materials, information or study aids in any academic exercise, or preventing, or attempting to prevent, another from using authorized assistance and/or materials. Intentionally or knowingly helping or attempting to help another person commit an act of academic dishonesty.
Examples:
Copying answers from or looking at another student’s exam.
Using or possessing any material not expressly permitted during an exam, such as notes, books, prohibited calculators.
Using electronic devices such as cell phones, digital cameras, PDA’s, data storage devices, computers, internet, or other electronic devices unless expressly permitted.
Having someone else take an exam for you or asking someone for answers to a test/exam.
Possessing tests, notes, materials, or property belonging to or generating from faculty, staff, and students without permission.
Submission of purchased term papers or projects done by others.
Working with others on a take home exam without instructor approval.
Selling papers or exams.
Taking an exam for someone else.
Offering answers or information related to tests, exams, or assignments without prior instructor knowledge.
Cheating at NJIT:
The above examples are a few ways one can be deemed as cheating. Cheating is not tolerated and is extremely offensive to the faculty, staff, students and NJIT community as a whole. Any student who is considered to be cheating, will have a meeting with the Dean of Students to conclude whether or not they were cheating. To avoid cheating students must study and the following are a few resources to help with that.
