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Rule 6: Give help in the right way

Helping a student colleague who gets into difficulty with a task is positive and instructive for both the recipient and provider of the help - provided that this takes place in the right way.

Discussions about the problem among students are encouraged. Explaining to someone else who has not yet understood an important aspect is valuable for your own learning.

In the same way that the person seeking help with their task should do so with the aim of increasing their understanding ( rule 2 ), the person providing help should do so with the aim of helping the recipient understand the problem (not with the intention of enabling them to quickly and easily complete the task).

Therefore, it is not permitted to deliberately act in a way that makes it easy for other students to copy your text or program code. For example, you are not allowed to publish your program code on the Internet if the same task is to be completed by other students.