Using plagiarized content in your answers will get your account banned. For more on plagiarism in programming work, check this article on programming disputes.

If you do use outside sources in your research or answers to students, here’s how to avoid plagiarism:

  1. Add your own context and commentary:
    • If you research information on the internet, cite it, and make sure you put it into context for the student.
    • Use your own words to explain things and demonstrate effort.
    • Copy-pasting information is not tutoring. Students are working with you because of your own knowledge and experience, not for content they can themselves download.
  2. Always cite your sources. Be transparent!
  3. If it’s on Coursehero, Chegg, or any other website that you copy+paste from, it is considered plagiarism.
  4. Answer 1 question for 1 student only. Do not answer the same question for multiple students.