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Re:Computer Scientists Are Astir After Baidu Team Is Barred ... by coliveira on Thursday June 04, 2015 @10:38AM (#9659531)
That would be OK if the rules were the same for all teams. In any situation, classroom or not, if you're breaking the rules you are cheating. This doesn't mean that "network learning" is wrong, just that doing this without common approval of all participants is not socially acceptable.
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Re:Computer Scientists Are Astir After Baidu Team Is Barred ... by stephengillie on Thursday June 04, 2015 @11:23AM (#9659888)
Proctors rarely get a common agreement. They make the rules, then you're forced to either accept them or completely forego the examination - the equivalent of failure, it negates the time you've spent training.

To me, it's a form of duress.

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