Graduate Online Learner Code of Conduct
Our students are members of an academic community founded upon principles of integrity and respect for others. It is critical that students and faculty trust one another to act with professionalism and integrity. Faculty members expect students to adhere to the following Code of Conduct:
- Unless the assignment description explicitly states otherwise, all work you submit will be your own. You are encouraged to share ideas and questions about your work as you do it, but the work itself should not be shared. If you would like to work with others—whether other students in this course or anybody else—it is best to check first with your faculty member.
- In assignments and discussions, you will state your own ideas in your own words, clearly citing any borrowed words or ideas. (Exceptions would be course content or assignment instructions that ask you to apply templates, data, or information contained in the course materials or to use ideas generated in course discussions.)
- For a quiz or exam, you will work independently, without sharing answers with others.
- For a group project, you will share work with other members of your team, but not outside of your team.
- You will not share finished or draft work (individual or group project) with others unless you are explicitly directed to do so by course materials or your faculty member. For example, providing such work may create a situation where another individual would violate the Code of Conduct.