WHEREAS it is in the interest of instructors and students alike for students to fully understand the requirements and obligations for successful completion of a course;

WHEREAS adhering to academic integrity, as specifically defined in Cornell’s Code of Academic Integrity, is a fundamental requirement for all students at Cornell.

WHEREAS there is course-specific interpretation as to when students may work together and so forth;

Be it resolved that all instructors are strongly urged to include an explicit statement on their syllabi or other course organizational material, regarding the interpretation of academic integrity in the context of that particular course.

The Code of Academic Integrity and Acknowledging the Work of Others is found in the Policy Notebook for the Cornell Community.

In lieu of writing their own syllabus statement, faculty may use the following generic, comprehensive statement on academic integrity, with an optional extension for courses that incorporate collaborative work:

“Each student in this course is expected to abide by the Cornell University Code of Academic Integrity. Any work submitted by a student in this course for academic credit will be the student’s own work. [Optional: For this course, collaboration is allowed in the following instances: list instances.]”