# Academic Fraud

### Anti-Fraud Policy

Our anti-fraud policy is simple: **zero-tolerance** - at least within the limits set by the VU. We will pursue each case of potential fraud, and we will use the means provided by the university to punish any (attempted) fraud.

The following are some (but by far not all) cases that are considered fraud:

* Sending your code to other groups. The motivation of “I sent it for them to find some inspiration” does not work.
* Copying somebody else’s code. Changing the names of variables in someone else’s code and submitting the results is still considered fraud.
* Receiving help from someone, when the help amounts to letting that someone write your code.
* Renting the services of a programmer to solve the assignments for you.

If solutions are inspired by external sources (such as *Stack Overflow*), those sources need to be given explicitly!

### Generative AI

**Any use of generative AI (such as&#x20;*****chatGPT*****, or&#x20;*****GitHub Copilot*****) is** <mark style="color:red;">**not permitted**</mark>**.** One of the goals of this Lab is for you to develop your skills for approaching complex problems and understanding theoretical concepts. A major part of this development happens through the (sometimes long and exhausting) process of struggling with problems that arise as part of these assignments. While we acknowledge that generative AI can be a powerful tool for explaining code or code snippets (if used wisely), the *shortcut* through AI-generated explanations largely bypasses your learning and development process (and with that poses the question of why you would even want to follow this course).

Teaching Assistants will not help you with any questions about code that has been generated by AI. Furthermore, attempted hand-in of AI-generated code **will be reported to the examination board as attempted academic fraud** in accordance with [Regels en Richtlijnen (Rules and Guidelines), Art 19 & 20](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/8e52b8e0-78ae-4425-b97e-aef3a97c4e84/2023-2024%20Rules%20and%20Guidelines%20BETA.pdf). In such a case, you will not be allowed to hand in the assignment in question (which for the mandatory assignments means that you will **fail the course**) and the examination board will decide on the further consequences.&#x20;


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