Would it be considered academic dishonesty to use WolframAlpha when doing a homework assignment in math? [more inside]
posted by Wordwoman on Sep 18, 2009 - 12 answers

At what point should I stop helping my college-aged brother with homework? I feel like I made him reliant on my help, so how can I sever this without hurting his feelings or his GPA? [more inside]
posted by banannafish on Nov 29, 2006 - 27 answers

Inspired by this question, I would like to know what people actually do to cheat in university (or school, or academic settings generally). [more inside]
posted by jacalata on Mar 4, 2006 - 68 answers

I agreed to "edit" a (25-page) thesis paper for a friend at another college. When the paper arrived, it was so raw that the whole thing needed to be massively reorganized, not just tweaked for grammar and clarity. It then became clear (through subsequent discussions with her about it) that what she wanted me to do was basically reword much of the language as well (she considers me to be a stronger writer) to make it "sound better." [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 28, 2005 - 43 answers