Uploading the University's copyright teaching materials such as unit of study outlines, lecture slides and assignment questions to 'study notes' sharing websites so that you can access documents uploaded by other students is considered contract cheating and incurs serious penalties.

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BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

Uploading University teaching materials to public “study notes” sites both breaches copyright and enables academic misconduct; universities treat that action as a serious integrity violation comparable to contract cheating.

Relevant concepts: copyright protects unit outlines, lecture slides and assignment questions as the University’s intellectual property; academic integrity policies define contract cheating broadly as any action that facilitates another student to submit work that is not their own or to gain unfair access to assessment materials; collusion and facilitating cheating are separate but related misconduct categories that attract severe penalties.

Step-by-step reasoning:
1. Copyright: Unit outlines, lecture slides and assignment questions are typically owned or licensed by the University. Posting them externally without permission breaches copyright and institutional policy.
2. Facilitation of cheating: Making assignment questions and model answers publicly available on note-sharing sites allows third parties (including paid services or other students) to complete assessments on behalf of students or to gain unfair advantage. That facilitation falls within definitions of contract cheating or enabling contract cheating.
3. Policy consequences: Universities explicitly prohibit distributing assessment items or uploading proprietary course materials to third‑party sites; such actions are classified as serious academic misconduct and can trigger penalties similar to those for contract cheating (for example, failing grades, suspension, or expulsion).
4. Intent is not required: Even if the uploader’s stated intent is merely to access notes, the effect—uncontrolled distribution and potential outsourcing—is why institutions treat it seriously.

Why the alternative is incorrect: Labeling this action as permissible (False) ignores copyright and integrity rules and underestimates the risk of enabling outsourcing or collusion.

Conclusion: Because uploading taught materials to public note‑sharing sites both violates copyright and facilitates academic dishonesty, it is considered a form of contract cheating/serious misconduct. Final answer: True.

Uploading the University's copyright teaching materials such as unit of study outlines, lecture slides and assignment questions to 'study notes' sharing websites so that you can access documents uploaded by other students is considered contract cheating and incurs serious penalties. 判断题

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