Academic Integrity • Copyright • Privacy • Student Code of Conduct
Academic Integrity
The essence of academic life revolves around respect not only for
the ideas of others, but also their rights to those ideas and their
promulgation. It is therefore essential that all of us engaged in
the life of the mind take the utmost care that the ideas and
expressions of ideas of other people always be appropriately
handled, and, where necessary, cited. For writing assignments, when
ideas or materials of others are used, they must be cited. The
format is not that important–as long as the source material can be
located and the citation verified, it's OK. What is important is
that the material be cited. In any situation, if you have a
question, please feel free to ask. Such attention to ideas and
acknowledgment of their sources is central not only to academic
life, but life in general.
Please acquaint yourself with the University of Washington's
resources on academic honesty (http://depts.washington.edu/grading/issue1/honesty.htm).
Students are encouraged to take drafts of their writing assignments
to the Writing Center for assistance with using citations ethically
and effectively. Information on scheduling an appointment can be
found at:
http://depts.washington.edu/owrc/.
Copyright
All of the expressions of ideas in this class that are fixed in any tangible medium such as digital and physical documents are protected by copyright law as embodied in title 17 of the United States Code. These expressions include the work product of both: (1) your student colleagues (e.g., any assignments published here in the course environment or statements committed to text in a discussion forum); and, (2) your instructors (e.g., the syllabus, assignments, reading lists, and lectures). Within the constraints of "fair use", you may copy these copyrighted expressions for your personal intellectual use in support of your education here in the iSchool. Such fair use by you does not include further distribution by any means of copying, performance or presentation beyond the circle of your close acquaintances, student colleagues in this class and your family. If you have any questions regarding whether a use to which you wish to put one of these expressions violates the creator's copyright interests, please feel free to ask the instructor for guidance.
Privacy
To support an academic environment of rigorous discussion and open
expression of personal thoughts and feelings, we, as members of the
academic community, must be committed to the inviolate right of
privacy of our student and instructor colleagues. As a result, we
must forego sharing personally identifiable information about any
member of our community including information about the ideas they
express, their families, life styles and their political and social
affiliations. If you have any questions regarding whether a
disclosure you wish to make regarding anyone in this course or in the
iSchool community violates that person's privacy interests, please
feel free to ask the instructor for guidance.
Knowing violations of these principles of academic conduct, privacy
or copyright may result in University disciplinary action under the
Student Code of Conduct.
Student Code of Conduct
Good student conduct is important for maintaining a healthy course environment. Please familiarize yourself with the University of Washington's Student Code of Conduct at: http://www.washington.edu/students/handbook/conduct.html.