All members of this course have the following responsibilities as learners, facilitators of learning, and as participants in dialog and discussion. The list is from p5.js community, which I strongly apply in my course and communication in general and I hope student to bring nothing but a positive energy, kindness to the community.
Actively ask for help from your peers.
Openly share your knowledge and progress with your peers. Publish your in-progress and finished work on the course GitHub organization.
Give credit to your sources. When you are inspired by a project or essay, provide attribution and a link to the original source.
Be present. Avoid using laptops during discussions and lectures. Bring pencil and paper to class for notes and ideas.
Do not assume prior knowledge or imply that there are things someone else should know.
Actively seek to support your peers when they need help.
Recognize and validate multiple forms of contributions and expertise.
Be open to constructive feedback.
Avoid jargon when possible.
Prioritize listening.
Be open to new ideas and alternative perspectives.
Be mindful and kind in your interactions with others.
Be respectful. Debate across different points of view is productive and passionate discussion is encouraged; however, disagreement is not an opportunity to attack someone else.
Any form of harassment or offensive comments relating to gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, language, neuro-type, size, ability, class, religion, culture, subculture, political opinion, age, skill level, occupation, or background is unacceptable.
While class room is supportive space, the course might include artwork and ideas that may be controversial. Our lectures and sections are designed to be places for discourse, not avoidance. Please review the art department’s policy on intellectual challenge which discusses the importance of “thinking critically before reacting impulsively.” Maturity and professionalism from all students is expected.
Honest Academic Research: Failure is part of every great research, embrace the error, document what you have learned from troubleshooting. When moving forward at a fast pace, we often overlook to cite the other’s work your project is built on top of. Integrity in academic research is essential for a valuable educational experience that being said, presenting your system and method as it is - is the first step to stay grounded to the truth and honesty. In this class, just like the real academic laboratories, you are permitted to get help from peers, getting solutions from an outside source but make sure to cite and reference how you got to your solution. Each of you is capable of composing brilliant and original work that can meet the highest academic standards do not resort to plagiarism!
That being said, academic dishonesty is an assault upon the basic integrity and meaning of a University. Cheating, plagiarism, and collusion in dishonest activities are serious acts which erode the University’s educational and research roles and cheapen the learning experience as well as the value of one’s degree. All code from other sources should be properly credited regardless of your intention. When using other people’s code: include the source, author, and which functions from that code are you using or your own code builds upon. Some assignments prohibit the use of external code, some others will allow it moderately, this will be communicated when assigning coding exercises. Using "borrowed" code without citing source will be considered plagiarism. When in doubt, ask.
© You-Jin Kim
College Station, Texas