Is it selfish to not let others copy off my work that I worked so hard on?

[rlk3354]

Thank you for your comments everybody. I just needed a second opinion on this.

@Dustyfeathers

1. You’re not obligated to help the other groups. Sleep easy.
2. If you decide to help other groups, you could possibly use this as social capitol later. You’ve helped them, they can help you. You never know when you may need help. It’s one possible way to build social networks, but it’s completely optional.
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Thanks. Could be a way to build social networks but this is not just a one time thing. And it gets worse and worse. It starts out as a “help” but it ends up me doing the whole thing. The case now is taking my old work, striking off my name and writing theirs. I don’t think I’ll be telling the professor and complicate things. And as it is mentioned here, that could get me in trouble.

@Pat5844

You should absolutely say no to these people. Think of what’s going to happen when they hit the real world and there is no one to cheat off of? Your doing them more of a service to make them do it themselves, not to mention that they have absolutely no rights to your work.

Thanks. I’ll take your advice and say “no”.

@austinmshauri

…Why are you okay with doing all the work for your team?..

I could opt to do the project alone but they come and ask to form a group. I just see it as writing extra names on the project. What made this situation worse was that other groups were asking me to give them my work.

@Testingearly

Do not under any circumstances give the other groups your work. It could easily get YOU expelled. I know someone who got caught selling her work last year and she is the one who got in permanent trouble rather than the purchasers.

I didn’t know it was this serious. Thanks.

@JustGraduate

You are an honor code violation waiting to happen. I hate to put it so bluntly but you need to to understand this. It’s not just the people “receiving” your help that would be cited for the violation but you would also be significantly culpable in this. My son’s E-school is cracking down on this type thing and it’s forcing students to do very little collaboration on homework. If they have problems or questions, they need to see TA’s or profs to be on the safe side, especially in the coding assignments. Like others, I’m squarely in the just say no camp

I didn’t know this could get me in trouble. I’ll take yours and others advices and say no. Thanks