>         I'm pretty "mean" on this front since I'm a recent
> grad and saw this kind
> of cheating. I even know a friend who's work was stolen and
> THEY got into
> trouble (at first) since they thought they were the one that
> copied. Of
> course, 2 minutes of the prof hearing the student describe
> the code (vs. the
> idiot who stole it and couldn't explain any of it) made it
> clear who the
> thief was.

I was a student-assistent 15y ago and I am a (part time) teacher now.
Then and now I enjoy finding out whether a student understands the code
(or more general: the work) he is showing me. I say to them that I don't
care much whether they make their homework in groups or even copy it, as
long as they can convince me that they understand it. And I can be very
difficult to convice!

Wouter van Ooijen

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