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Code of Conduct
Appropriate Communications: WGU considers its students to be emerging professionals who are seeking intellectual and personal growth to meet career demands. WGU therefore deems it important that students find opportunities to safely interact with other WGU students, mentors, and staff members to develop the skills and attitudes expected in the workplace, including, for example, respect for diverse individuals and ideas. Some student behaviors frustrate these goals, including identity misrepresentation, harassment, and inappropriate use of technology. These behaviors are defined below, and the rules regarding appropriate conduct are outlined. Identity Misrepresentation: Definition: Academic misconduct involving representing someone else’s work or identity as your own. Rule: Students must be honest and truthful in all respects of their participation at WGU. Students should represent themselves and their identities accurately and complete their own work. Harassment: Definition: The use of words, gestures, imagery, and other communication that creates a hostile and intimidating environment to the degree that other WGU students, mentors, or staff members would choose not to participate in communications, programs, or activities. Rule: Students have an obligation to treat other WGU students, mentors, staff, and associates with courtesy and respect. Students may not harass, stalk, threaten, abuse, insult, or humiliate any student, mentor, or WGU staff member or associate by any means. This includes, but is not limited to, the use of profanity, demeaning or intimidating comments, and unwanted personal or sexual advances. WGU does not tolerate harassment in any form (conduct, speech, written notes, electronic mail, etc.) All alleged violations of this rule will receive swift WGU consideration and response. Harassment may be cause for expulsion and referral to legal process. Inappropriate Use of Technology Definitions: Invasion of privacy: Unauthorized use of WGU e-mail, database, and other systems to obtain or disclose the personal details of another WGU student, mentor, or staff member. Misuse of WGU property: Abuse of WGU communications systems and other electronic resources, such as learning resources (Abuses include but are not limited to unauthorized entry into, use or transfer of, or tampering with the communications of others; interference with the work of others and with the operation of computer and electronic communications systems; and copyright infringement, e.g., the file sharing of copyrighted materials.) Rule: Members of an academic community interact in a variety of ways (phone, e-mail, etc.). WGU students are required to respect the privacy and property interests involved in these interactions. This includes the privacy of other students, mentors, and WGU staff as well as the integrity of WGU’s communication systems, intellectual property, and licensed materials. WGU resources, including e-mail, private websites, and licensed learning materials, should only be used by WGU students for academic purposes in an ethical, responsible, and respectful manner.
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