CHAPTER 11

CODE OF ETHICAL STUDENT CONDUCT IN ONLINE CLASSROOM

INTRODUCTION
The Code of Ethical Student Conduct in Online Classes has been formulated to provide a clear
statement of the University’s expectations of students in respect of academic matters and
personal behavior in the new normal especially in the online setting.

Attendance
1. Attendance policies required for regular in-school classes apply to online classes.

Dress Code & Professional Behavior While Online

Students are expected to be respectful of the online classroom environment with suggested dress
similar to regular academic classes & the following online professional behaviors:
1. Dress Code
 Clothes that are ALLOWED for the virtual classroom: polo shirts, button down shirts,
blouses, t- shirts, and sweatshirts.
 Clothes that are NOT ALLOWED inappropriate for the online classroom: hats, shirts
with offensive logos or messages, ripped or torn clothing, pajamas, and sleeveless shirts.
3. Respect your classmates and teachers. Allow others to speak, invite others to share, and
respect other’s ideas.
4. Microphone Awareness
 Mute your microphones, unless you are called by your teacher to speak. Note that in your
environment, your classmates and teacher can hear noises such as barking dogs,
conversations with family members, TV sounds, whispering, chewing, sneezing, and
tapping your pen or pencil, etc so please keep your microphone to a minimum or mute
distractions. It is best that you find a quiet place in your home to isolate and be free from
disturbance.
5. Camera Awareness
 It is necessary for you to be live on camera during periods of synchronous online classes
the entire time the class is in session. Instructors will be aware of your presence and are
required to keep an ongoing record of your compliance with this policy. This is really the
only way that instructors can verify your attendance for the full time of the class and
 credit you. The violation of this policy will have consequences, which can lead to
dismissal from the course and school.
6. General Online Etiquette
 Avoid multitasking and side conversations.
 Save your meals and snacks between your classes; eating is usually frowned upon and
frowned upon during class.
 It's no different to being in an online classroom.
 If in doubt, pretend that you are in your normal academic classroom and put forward your
best virtual' foot.

Interactions with Faculty and Staff

1. Everyone in the faculty and staff members should be treated as adults with the courtesy
needed for education masters. Both use the proper title (Mr., Mrs., Ms., or Dr.) and just
the last name. No other type of address is acceptable.
2. Students should interact with faculty and staff in a respectful and courteous manner that
is suitable for speaking to the adults. The emails and telephone calls must be in a polite
tone.
3. Since our online environment is a learning environment, students should refrain from or
not use unnecessary “slang” or vocabulary that they can use in other environment
settings.
4. Students are prohibited from using obscene, profane, threatening, or insulting language or
image in any connections with the professors and the staff. These acts shall be forbidden.

Interactions with Other Online Classmates

1. All interactions with other online learners in any forum, email related to the course, discussion
post, etc., must be polite, courteous, respectful and course-related.
2. The integrity and authenticity of student work is something that we use a variety of
technologies to take seriously and check. Copying the work of others, allowing others to
knowingly copy the work of a student, and/or misusing content from the Internet could result in a
failing grade being removed from our courses. The Academic Integrity Pledge that is accepted as
part of our institutional code of ethics is expected to be followed by students.
3. On behalf of the student, parents may not login to a student account and complete coursework.
4. In any communication with other students, students should not use obscene, profane,
threatening, or disrespectful language or images.
Appropriate Use of the Internet
1. Protect your confidentiality and that of others through:
 Not giving out personal data, including full names or contact details.
 Only upload or use images where the people in those images have permission from you.
 Not giving out the password (s).
2. Protect and respect others' hard work by:
 Uploading only pictures, music videos or other digital content that you create or that is
not subject to
 When using any digital content, copyright and follow copyright procedures.
 Ask for authorization and cite sources.
3. Talk to your instructor and other staffs of the University if you:
• Need online assistance.
 Feeling that online activities are threatening the welfare of others.
 Come across websites not suitable for your school or project.
 Something someone writes or makes feel uncomfortable.