Definitions
The following definitions shall be utilized for this Academic Honesty Policy:
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Cheating: using or attempting to use, giving or attempting to give, unauthorized materials, information, assistance or study aids in any academic exercise or evaluation (tests), unless the nature of the academic exercise legitimizes cooperative learning;
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Plagiarism: copying or imitating the language, ideas or thoughts of another person, and passing off the same as one's original work;
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Falsification: forgery, alteration or misuse of academic documents, records or forms.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI): The use of machine learning technology, software, automations, and algorithms to perform tasks and make rules or predictions based on existing datasets or instructions. AI may be open source or closed source. Open-source AI may have an accessible system that is freely available, modifiable, and shareable, while closed source AI may be developed by private organizations who keep the code, data, structure, and proprietary information private (definition adapted from SANS Institute and Linux Foundation).