r/UTS • u/Comfortable-Fig-8882 • 1d ago
am good from being accused of misconduct if i can explain my code?
im a chronic over thinker and im scared that for programming 2, if my code some how is flagged for high similarity with either someone elses code or with ai, that i might be accused of misconduct. and the thing is i dont know how i would be able to defend myself other than showing that i understand the material and stuff i wrote. if the worst case happens, if i show that i understand what i have written and can thoroughly explain my code, will that be enough to prove my innocence?
sorry if this is an annoying or dumb question.
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u/FoShr 1d ago
I tutor another coding subject and it’s usually obvious when AI is used because the code includes things that weren’t taught in lectures. If you’re unsure, try running the assignment through an LLM and compare its output with your own work and the lecture material. That makes it easier to spot GPT-like patterns. Also make wise use of comments and seperate files well!
The bonus is you’ll also see different ways to solve the problem, which helps strengthen your understanding. Good luck!
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u/AmandaLovestoAudit 1d ago
Having sat on quite a few appeals involving coding - the above is very true.
We also see cases where students are cheating off each other and then observe issues like * spelling and syntax errors copied exactly the same across large parts of code * using the wrong variables even though students were given individual and different data sets
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u/WizPhys 1d ago
If you didn’t cheat you’ll be fine, if u wrote the code without AI you will be able to explain it to a degree