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>Another thing is when I was in school, cheating would get you expelled, so there was a pretty good deterrent.

Although what constitutes cheating varies quite a bit. Working together on problems sets is OK in some places/classes but not others, having cheat sheets/formula sheets/open book is OK on some exams but not on others, some classes are explicitly group projects, etc.



True, that's why my professors always explained the parameters of the assignment and what you were and were not allowed to do.




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