Syllabus for Solving Complex Problems Through Programming

This course follows the policies at the American School of Warsaw. The URL to those policies can be found by clicking this url:

 https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1726562738/warsaw/rgdqgo0gelreo7vp041o/Upper_School_Handbook.pdf

Academic integrity is an expectation of all members of our school community and is afforded the utmost value by all members of the faculty. The academic reputation of our students and the school in the wider community depend on it. Academic expectations extend to all assessed and non-assessed school work -- formative or summative -- and to all documentation produced for the university and college applications in High School.

It is the expectation at ASW that all work and documentation submitted by students is entirely their own.

Academic integrity means:

1. citing appropriately those whose work is used in the preparation of school work

2. completing school work without the input of others whose knowledge of the task might advantage the student unfairly

3. submitting work for assessment that is representative of the student’s own learning and not that of others, individually or collectively

4. maintaining a level of confidentiality and personal ownership of one’s own work, both assessed and non-assessed

5. adhering to ethical and honest practice during examinations and assessments

Academic Misconduct is behavior that contradicts the values and philosophy of academic integrity. 

Student Academic Misconduct The IB defines student academic misconduct as “deliberate or inadvertent behavior that has the potential to result in the student, or anyone else, gaining an unfair advantage in one or more components of assessment.” It generally falls into one of the following categories: 

• Plagiarism: using or copying ideas or work that isn’t your own, without giving credit to the person or source

• Collusion: copying or sharing work in situations when students are expected to work independently; includes helping others to plagiarize 

• Duplication: submitting the same work for more than one task (often in different subjects or years)

• Misconduct Before, During, or After an Assessment: behavior that unfairly advantages a student during a test, exam, or in-class assessment; this is often referred to as “cheating” 

• Inclusion of inappropriate research or data: using data that has been collected unethically and/or using data that has been made up or changed

In addition, as per the Upper School Handbook, absence from any class for the purpose of preparing or studying for another class is not permitted. Skipping an assessment will be considered an act of academic dishonesty and treated as such. A student’s academic integrity will also be questioned if missing assessments or assignments becomes a pattern.

The full Academic Integrity Policy can be found at this link.