Georgia Tech Cracks Down on Learning

The Washington Post has an article today on a Georgia Tech student who almost flunked his intro to comp sci course for just discussing his homework with someone else. Note that no one including the faculty accused him of actually copying any code from anyone. However, the "honor code" at Georgia Tech "forbids its introductory computer science students from seeking any help from other students on their homework." The faculty recorded part of his violation on the forms as "He was trying to learn it." This is something that high school seniors might want to keep in mind when selecting which university to attend.

Comments

What is the Issue here?

[ftg]

1. The student did something expressly forbidden.

2. Students' excuses in such matters are always pathetic and disingenuous. The student wasn't trying to learn, he/she was trying to cheat.

3. I am appalled by the attitude of the submitter in this matter. This is serious and should be treated as such. Can we get a responsible update to correct this?????

Re:Ok this is retarded

[red5]

Tech may not be the top CS school, but I think our program is pretty good, and their strictness when it comes to cheating only adds credence to the degree you get when you graduate from the Computer Science department. The strictness is not a reason to avoid this school, but a reason to come here.

I will never go there.
The fact that they have you brain washed into thinking that this is a good thing
shows just what type of "Education" they provide.

Re:Group work fucking sucks.

[aphor]

If you were smart, you would realise that people who do good work pull 10 times the wieght of the festering boil crowd. If you pull four supplicants along with you, then you can have half your time/wits to yourself!