The Student Conduct Code was updated in 2006 and desribes the procedures your instructors in each of your classes will follow in handling possible incidents of academic dishonesty.
You may work alone on the projects or with one partner (in a "programmer team"). Groups of three or more are not an option.
If you work as a team each team member must submit the project separately in Blackboard. Blackboard uses a content type called "Assignment" to support project submission. The Blackboard Assignment dialog includes a Comments section. In this Comments section, you must state the name of your programming team partner.
A Programmer Team in which one partner is doing the lion's share of the work is a disfunctional team. Cut the deadwood loose and work solo. (See your instructor for advice on how to proceed).
To turn in another's work under your name is plagiarism, and qualifies as academic dishonesty. The results can be quite serious.
No program you turn in should contain sections identical to another student's (or team's) program.
Basing your assignment on work done in a previous year is also prohibited, as is using the work of students not presently enrolled in the course.
EXAMPLE: Imagine you are in a philosophy class.
If you submit a paper that contains a paragraph (or paragraphs) written by someone else, that would clearly be plagiarism. The same situation holds in computer science-- if you submit a block (or blocks) of code written by someone else, that is plagiarism.
Also, do not hand your work over to another student to read. If you allow anyone to copy your work, in part or in whole, you are liable as well.
Academic dishonesty (e.g., plagiarism, cheating on exams, etc.) is a serious violation of the rules of fair play; the consequences can be both severe and permanent. Cases of academic dishonesty in this class will be dealt with as specified in the Student Conduct Code; please refer to "Academic Dishonesty Cases" in the Student Conduct Code for details.
If this sounds complicated and you are ever in doubt about plagiarism, please consult your instructor prior to submitting the work in question.