Is it OK to share class notes at Tulane?
Usually, yes. Notes you wrote yourself, in your own words, are your own work, and sharing them is like studying with a classmate. What can get a student in trouble is sharing graded work, answers to current assignments or exams, a professor's slides, or materials a syllabus says can't be shared. The rule that counts is Tulane's Code of Academic Conduct, and ASHE isn't part of Tulane, so if your syllabus or professor says something different, follow them.
Fine to share
- Your own lecture notes, written in your own words
- Study guides you made yourself
- Course syllabi
Never share
- Graded work: homework, problem sets, papers or lab reports, yours or anyone else's
- Answers or solutions to current assignments, quizzes or exams
- A professor's slides or a textbook, unless the professor says it's OK (they're someone else's copyrighted work)
- Anything from a class whose syllabus or professor says course materials can't be shared
These are the same rules every ASHE upload follows. Read them in full in our Guidelines.
Where Tulane's rules are
Undergraduates at Tulane follow Newcomb-Tulane College's Code of Academic Conduct, decided by the Honor Board. Read it on Tulane's academic integrity page. If you're not sure about a class, check the syllabus or ask your professor before you share.
This page is a plain-language summary written by the ASHE team, not legal advice and not Tulane's official position.