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University policies and course expectations.

Table of contents

  1. Academic Integrity
  2. Special Accommodations
  3. Religious Accommodations
  4. Discrimination and Violence
  5. Ethics Statement
  6. Honor

Academic Integrity

Students are expected to be familiar with the university honor code, including the section on academic fraud.

  • Collaboration
    • Students are encouraged to discuss programs in general and to help one another find bugs.
    • Using another’s code or writing code for someone else is cheating and a violation of the University’s Honor System.
    • Consulting solutions to assignments or tests from previous years is also a violation.
  • Exams and individual assignments
    • These will be considered pledged that you have neither given nor received help, except as allowed in the instructions.
    • You may not show your exam or assignment to another student or view theirs while working on it.
  • Electronic files
    • Sending, receiving, or copying the contents of electronic files that are part of course assignments (unless explicitly allowed) is prohibited.

Assignments or exams where Honor infractions occur will receive a zero grade, and infractions may be submitted to the Honor Committee. If you have questions on what is allowable, please ask.

Special Accommodations

The University of Virginia strives to provide accessibility to all students. If you anticipate or experience any barriers to learning in this course, please feel welcome to discuss your concerns with us.

  • If you require an accommodation to fully access this course, please contact the Student Disability Access Center (SDAC) at (434) 243-5180 or sdac@virginia.edu.
  • If you have already been approved for accommodations through SDAC, please make sure to send us your accommodation letter and meet with us so we can develop an implementation plan together.

Religious Accommodations

Students who wish to request academic accommodation for a religious observance should submit their request to the instructors by email as far in advance as possible. If you have questions or concerns about your request, you can contact the University’s Office for Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights (EOCR) at UVAEOCR@virginia.edu or (434) 924-3200.

Accommodations do not relieve you of the responsibility for completion of any part of the coursework you miss as the result of a religious observance.

Discrimination and Violence

The University of Virginia is dedicated to providing a safe and equitable learning environment for all students. Two values that the University and I hold as critically important:

  1. Power-based personal violence will not be tolerated.
  2. Everyone has a responsibility to do their part to maintain a safe community on Grounds.

If you or someone you know has been affected by power-based personal violence, please see the UVA Sexual Violence website (link) for reporting options and resources. I care about you and your well-being and stand ready to provide support and resources. As a faculty member, I am designated a “responsible employee,” meaning I am required by University policy and federal law to report what you share with me to the Title IX Coordinator. Use the Just Report It portal if you wish to report something yourself.

Ethics Statement

This course includes topics related to computer security and privacy. We may cover technologies whose abuse could infringe on the rights of others. As computer scientists, we rely on the ethical use of these technologies. Unethical use includes circumvention of any existing security or privacy mechanisms for any purpose, or the dissemination, promotion, or exploitation of vulnerabilities of these services. Any activity outside the letter or spirit of these guidelines will be reported to the proper authorities and may result in dismissal from the class and possibly more severe academic and legal sanctions.

Honor

I trust every student in this course to fully comply with the University’s Honor Code. By enrolling in this course, you have agreed to abide by and uphold the Honor System of the University of Virginia.

  • All graded assignments must be pledged.
  • All suspected violations will be forwarded to the Honor Committee, and you may, at my discretion, receive an immediate zero on that assignment regardless of any action taken by the Honor Committee.

If you believe you may have committed an Honor Offense, you may wish to file a Conscientious Retraction by calling the Honor Offices at (434) 924-7602 before the act in question has come under suspicion by anyone. More information can be found at http://honor.virginia.edu. Your Honor representatives can be found at: http://honor.virginia.edu/representatives.

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CS 6501 - Security of AI Systems | University of Virginia | Spring 2026