Executive Program in Social Impact Strategy

Student Code of Conduct

 

On this Page:
—CSIS Code of Conduct
—Penn Mutual Commitment to Academic Integrity, Equitable Instruction, Trust, and Respect

___________________________________

 

CSIS Code of Conduct

During convenings and online, and even when we are learning independently, we are learning together as a class. You acknowledge that your participation in any aspect of this course is voluntary. You accept full responsibility for your participation in this course, and by virtue of your participation, you waive any claims that you may now or hereafter have against SP2, its employees or its representatives in connection with the course activities.

Who is affected by this policy

All students, facilitators, university employees, consultants, volunteers, interns, catering staff, and vendors representing CSIS.

Principles 

— Preserve human safety;
— Create a vibrant space for learning, inclusivity, vulnerability, and creativity.
— Preserve and champion CSIS values.

Positive Behaviors

A non-exhaustive list intended to support these principles:
— Demonstrate respect and effort to see all participants in the way they prefer to be seen. For example, adhere to SP2 guidance on diversity & inclusion and gender pronouns.
— Take ownership over your education and educational goals.
— Proactive risk assessment and risk management.
— Exercise self care.
— Adhere to the University of Pennsylvania’s Mutual Commitment To Academic Integrity, Equitable Instruction, Trust, And Respect (copied below).

Prohibited Behaviors

Relationships among facilitators and participants are central to our academic mission. Non-academic behaviors and personal relationships can interfere with the integrity of educational programs and student learning. Even consensual behaviors can adversely affect the academic enterprise, distort judgments, and incentivize inappropriate student-facilitator contact. Use your judgement! But at least: 

— Maintain and uphold UPenn’s drug use policy, including but not limited to zero tolerance for staff and students’ illegal drug use and substance abuse that interrupts their or others’ learning, decreases students’ feelings of being included, or disrupts a safe space to be vulnerable or creative.  

— Any consensual sexual relations or dating relationships between facilitators and participants are prohibited during the entire facilitation period. Refer to UPenn news and adhere to UPenn policy regarding consensual relations between faculty and students.

Communication

By signing up for this course, you consent to CSIS storing your name and email address on our listserv. From time to time, we reach out to individuals on our listserv for course feedback, solicitations related to our work or other items that may be of interest to you. You can opt out of these communications at any time.

 

_______________________________________________

Mutual Commitment to Academic Integrity, Equitable Instruction, Trust, and Respect

April 2020

Endorsed by: Russell Composto, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education, SEAS Diana Robertson, Vice Dean, Wharton Undergraduate Division Paul Sniegowski, Stephen A. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences Julie Sochalski, Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Penn Nursing Beth A. Winkelstein, Vice Provost for Education Gregory Callaghan, President, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly Carson Eckhard, Chair External, Student Committee on Undergraduate Education Natasha Menon, President, Undergraduate Assembly

 

The switch to remote instruction in the context of the pandemic creates vulnerabilities and opportunities associated with teaching and learning. All members of the Penn community are being challenged: faculty and staff hastily converting to virtual instruction and students coping with the loss of personal connection and in-person education. Difficult times require empathy, patience, and a renewed commitment to the following principles, many of which also have foundation in various University of Pennsylvania policies

 

For Students:

  1. I will be a respectful, professional online member of the course, who supports my classmates’ ability to participate and access course materials and who does not undermine the work of the instructor. This includes rejecting and not engaging in any form of device-enabled harassment or disruption.
  2. I will respect principles of academic freedom for instructors and classmates and will maintain the privacy of the virtual classroom environment: I will not record, photograph, or share online interactions that involve classmates or any member of the teaching team. I will not enable anyone who is not enrolled in the course to participate in any activity that is associated with the course. Exceptions require the instructor’s written permission.
  3. I will respect the intellectual property rights of the instructor by not making course materials accessible to anyone who is not enrolled in the course without the instructor’s written permission.
  4. I will follow the rules set forth by the instructor that concern online, device-enabled, and in-person collaboration, discussion, and sharing.
  5. I will complete assignments and examinations in a manner that respects the instructor’s guidance and the integrity of the instructor’s evaluation of my work.

 

For Faculty:

  1. I will pay careful attention to workload, scheduling policies, and time zones understanding that remote instruction in multiple courses can lead to unacceptable levels of competition for the student’s time.
  2. I will approach accommodation requests with trust, empathy and appropriate levels of flexibility, and will afford necessary accommodations to address disability needs.
  3. I will promote classroom equity by taking steps to ensure that no student is disadvantaged because they have to work in a challenging environment or one that has limited resources and internet connectivity.
  4. I will promote fairness by taking into account health concerns and added caregiving responsibilities that are related to the pandemic.
  5. I will make sure my students understand the rules and boundaries that I impose about submitted work even as I encourage collaborative learning.
  6. I will do everything I can to make sure the entire teaching team is accessible to students through email, Zoom, Canvas, and other platforms as appropriate.
  7. I will make sure that my teaching assistants and graders understand the above principles and that collectively we will work to uphold the Code of Academic Integrity and other Penn policies.

 

The Endorsers of this document are grateful to Cornell University for their willingness to allow us to use and revise their Spring 2020 document “Commitment To Academic Integrity, Equitable Instruction, Trust, And Respect”.

_________________________________________

Notes: 

See the Code of Academic Integrity; the Code of Student Conduct; Sexual Misconduct Policy, Resource Offices and Complaint Procedures; Guidelines on Open Expression; the University’s Copyright policies; Guidelines for Addressing Academic Issues of Students with Disabilities; Policy on Acceptable Use of Electronic Resources; and Policy on Privacy in the Electronic Environment, among other relevant policies.