Last academic year, the laboratory staff detected 42 plagiarized laboratory reports. In an effort to ensure fairness, we are evaluating a plagiarism prevention service, MyDropBox.com, for the labs this year. You must submit your laboratory reports for Labs 2, 3, 5, and 6 to this site by logging into http://www.mydropbox.com/student.htm. Your Class ID is listed below, and your TA will tell you the password during Lab 2.

You agree that by taking this course, all required lab reports or other assignments submitted for credit may be submitted to MyDropBox.com or similar third parties to review and evaluate for originality and intellectual integrity and that if the results of such a review support an allegation of academic dishonesty, the course work in question as well as any sup­porting materials may be submitted to the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies for investigation and further action. A description of the services, terms and condi­tions of use, and privacy policy of MyDropBox.com is available on its web site: http://www.MyDropBox.com. Understand that all work submitted to MyDropBox.com will be added to its data­base of papers.

Once you log onto the site, select the lab you are submitting from the "Assignment" pull-down menu and your name from the "Your Name" pull-down menu. If your report is in a Microsoft Word document (.doc), you can upload it. If your document is not in Word format, you can either copy the text and paste it into the box on the left-hand side of the screen or convert the document to either html or text (.txt) format and upload it. Give the document an appropriate name in the "Document Name" box. If you wish to see a copy of the MyDropBox report that your TA will receive, type in a valid e-mail address for you in the appropriate box. When all the appropriate information is typed in on the page, click "Submit Query" and then click "Log Out." Note that the document you submit to MyDropBox.com must be the same as the document you drop off for grading in your TA's box.

DUE DATES: Your submission to MyDropBox.com is due within 48 hours of the deadline for your hard-copy report.  MyDropBox.com has been set to reject reports after this two day grace period. Late submissions will be accepted with a 5 point penalty for one week following the original hard-copy due date.  These should be sent to the 'Late Submissions' lab account set up for each section. Students who fail to submit a report to MyDropBox.com within one week of the due date will earn a zero for that lab report.

Do not submit your document more than once. If you discover after you submit that you submitted to the wrong section or under the wrong student name, contact your TA and tell him or her which section/student you submitted under.

If you have problems uploading your document, e-mail your TA and attach a copy of your document to the e-mail. Your TA can upload the file for you.