Question

Your older sister studied your current subject two years before you did. You don’t really understand your assignment so you ask her if she can do it for you. She agrees and completes a significant portion of your assignment for you. is this significant contribution of help.

Answer 1

Short answer: yes — if your sister actually wrote large parts of the assignment for you, that counts as a significant contribution and is very likely a violation of academic-integrity rules for an individual assignment (unless the instructor explicitly allowed outside help or cooperative work).

Why:
- “Help” that consists of hints, explanation of concepts, or proofreading is usually allowed.
- Someone else producing the core intellectual work, solutions, code, text, or data for you is making a substantive (significant) contribution to the work you submit. For most courses that’s treated as plagiarism/cheating.
- Consequences can range from a warning or zero on the assignment to failing the course or formal disciplinary action depending on your institution’s policy and the seriousness.

What you should do now (recommended steps):
1. Check the course syllabus/integrity policy to see what level of outside help is allowed. Many instructors specify “individual work only” or what kinds of collaboration are permitted.
2. Assess how much of the submitted work came from your sister. If it’s substantial and you haven’t yet submitted, remove or rework that material so the work is your own. If you can’t complete it honestly in time, ask the instructor for an extension and explain you need more time to do your own work.
3. If you already submitted work that includes her contributions, contact the instructor as soon as possible, explain the situation honestly, and ask for guidance. Voluntary disclosure is usually treated more leniently than being caught later.
4. In future, limit assistance to acceptable forms: ask for explanations, worked examples that aren’t copied, or tutoring — but do the actual assignment yourself. If external help is allowed, be sure to acknowledge it if the course requires citation of outside contributions.
5. If you need help learning the material, seek campus resources: TA office hours, tutoring center, study groups, or the instructor.

If you want, I can:
- help you draft a short email to your instructor admitting the situation and requesting an extension or guidance, or
- help you rework the assignment so it’s genuinely your own (explain the subject and how much was done by your sister).