Time expectations
Some materials require time to be accustomed to. Some students are quicker than others. However, on average, you should expect 10-15 hours per week (including class time) on the materials in order to know the subject relatively well.
Collaboration & Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the act of submitting the intellectual property of another person as your own. It is one of the most serious of academic offenses. Acts of plagiarism include, but are not limited to:
Copying, or allowing someone to copy, all or a part of another person’s work and presenting it as your own, or not giving proper credit.
Purchasing a paper from someone (or a website) and presenting it as your own work.
Re-submitting your work from another course to fulfill a requirement in another course.
Further details can be found in the Code of Academic Integrity [link].