Question

choose all that apply: which of the following is not considered unauthorized collaboration or aid in this class?

• discuss a topic with your friends.
• ask instructors for help understanding a topic or question.
• work together with a friend to come up with an answer and both of you post the same answer as your own.
• post an assignment question on a website that has experts who will answer it for you.

Explanation:

• Discussing a topic with friends: Depending on class policies, general discussion (not copying work) might be allowed, but sometimes even discussion could be unauthorized if the work is individual. However, asking instructors is always an authorized way to get help as instructors are the designated sources for guidance in a class.
• "Work together...same answer" is plagiarism/collusion (unauthorized).
• Posting on a website for experts to answer is unauthorized (using external unapproved help).
• Asking instructors for help is a normal, authorized way to understand topics/questions in a class. Also, discussing a topic (not collaborating on submitting the same work) might be allowed in many classes as long as it's just discussion and not copying work. But the most clear - cut "not unauthorized" are asking instructors and (often) discussing topics (if the class allows general discussion, which is common for understanding). But typically, asking instructors is definitely authorized. Also, discussing a topic with friends (if it's just for understanding, not copying work) is often not unauthorized. But let's analyze each:
• "Discuss a topic with your friends": In many academic settings, discussing concepts to understand them (not copying answers) is allowed. So this is not unauthorized collaboration/aid.
• "Ask instructors for help understanding a topic or question": Instructors are there to help students understand, so this is authorized.
• "Work together...same answer": This is unauthorized (plagiarism/collusion).
• "Post an assignment...for you": This is using external unapproved help, unauthorized.

So the options that are NOT unauthorized are "Discuss a topic with your friends" and "Ask instructors for help understanding a topic or question".

Answer:

A. Discuss a topic with your friends, B. Ask instructors for help understanding a topic or question