Essay Prompts and other Course Materials

If an instructor has asked students to come up with their own essay topics or is keeping the essay prompt for a midterm or final exam secret, sharing these on such websites is again encouraging other students to cheat. In addition, it is violating the instructor’s copyright to their intellectual property. Sometimes this copyright is held by the instructor, and sometimes the copyright is held by the college per the employment contract. Either way, it is not the student’s.