https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36087175 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36087175 'nocoiner mentioned in a sublevel comment that the syllabus was not

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36087175 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36087175 'nocoiner mentioned in a sublevel comment that the syllabus was not very clear about not referencing old course materials: >His policy of disallowing students to refer to prior tests was not even explicit in the syllabus, but behind a link. If this policy were clear upfront - absolutely, reference to outside materials is inappropriate and there should be consequences. If you want to catch students cheating, you should be clear with them beforehand what constitutes cheating.