Intent of this Document This document consists of

Intent of this Document This document consists of three elements: Code of Academic Conduct, Short educational material, Pledge We encourage a faculty member to use this material at the beginning of a semester to urge the students to recall the importance of academic integrity and self-respect We suggest a faculty member find some time to do the following during the first lecture of a semester: Review the contents of the Code of Academic Conduct with the students (p 2 – p 9) Engage in a short discussion to promote the sense of self-respect and integrity (p 10 – p 13) Have the students read out loud the Pledge (p 14)

KAIST Industrial & Systems Engineering Code of Academic Conduct * v. 2016. 8. * This version has been created by referring to the Code of Academic Conduct by Boston University and UC Davis

Code of Academic Conduct All students in the department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at KAIST are expected to maintain high standards of academic honesty and integrity This Code of Academic Conduct exists to support high standards of behavior and to maintain just learning environment Violation of the Code of Academic Conduct will result in disciplinary sanctions that include Probation, Suspension or Expulsion from KAIST

Code of Academic Conduct Academic misconduct is conduct by which a student misrepresents his or her academic accomplishments or impedes other students’ opportunities of being evaluated fairly for their work Misconduct includes, but is not limited to the following: Cheating on examination or other coursework (homework, project) Plagiarism Misuse of an instructor’s course materials or the materials of others Unauthorized collaboration Lying or fraud

Code of Academic Conduct Cheating Any attempt in violation of the stated or commonly understood ground rules governing an exam or other coursework (homework, project) such as Copying or attempting to copy from another student Allowing another student to copy Displaying or using any unauthorized material such as notes, cheat-sheets, or electronic devices during an exam Talking, texting or communicating during an exam Altering graded/submitted assignments or exams for re-grading purposes Bringing pre-written answers to an exam Having another person take an exam or doing the coursework for you, or vice versa

Code of Academic Conduct Plagiarism Taking credit for any work of another person by representing it as one’s own Copying or restating any work or ideas of another person without properly citing the source of the work Creating false citations that do not exist or do not correspond to the information you have used Misuse of an instructor’s course materials or the materials of others Posting or sharing any course materials of an instructor without the explicit written permission of that instructor Purchasing or copying assignments or solutions, to complete any portion of graded work including homework and projects, without the instructor’s permission

Code of Academic Conduct Unauthorized collaboration Working together on graded coursework without permission of the instructor or beyond the limits set by the instructor Lying or fraud Forging signatures or submitting documents containing false information Giving false excuses to obtain exceptions, such as the postponement of an exam or assignment due date

Code of Academic Conduct Students in Industrial & Systems Engineering at KAIST Are responsible to know what constitutes cheating Are required to do their own work unless otherwise allowed by the instructor Are expected to help prevent cheating by reminding others about this Code and not helping other students gain an unfair advantage Shall not disrupt classes or interfere with the teaching or learning environment Must respect the copyright privileges of works produced by faculty, the Institute, and other copyright holders

Code of Academic Conduct Judicial Procedures • If a violation of the Code is admitted or established, instructors shall impose a grade penalty to the student; The instructor has full discretion to determine the level of a grade penalty; A grade penalty ranges from giving “ 0 point” to the work in question (e. g. , homework) to assigning “F” toward the final grade of the class • If a suspected cheating is identified during an exam, instructors or teaching assistants shall direct a student to leave a class immediately; Grade penalty for cheating in an exam is “F” • For all incidents of suspected violation of the Code, faculty members shall submit a report to the Department Head • For a submitted report, the department’s Steering Committee will determine the need for disciplinary sanction beyond the grade penalty (probation, suspension, expulsion) and accordingly file the case to the Student Discipline Committee at KAIST • If the student contests a report of cheating or other misconduct, the matter must be resolved by a hearing before the Steering Committee

What you should know beyond the Code of Academic Conduct

Integrity, Self-respect When you cheat, it is not that you are cheating the instructor; you are cheating your fellow students; most importantly, you are cheating YOURSELF To cheat is to damage YOUR OWN INTEGRITY

Integrity, Self-respect “Integrity means following your moral or ethical convictions and doing the right thing in all circumstances, even if no one is watching you. Having integrity means you are true to yourself and would do nothing that demeans or dishonors you. ” (http: //examples. yourdictionary. com/) We envision that you will become a leader in our society. As a future leader, LIVE YOUR LIFE WITH INTEGRITY AND SELF-RESPECT

Pledge of Academic Integrity As a proud member of KAIST Industrial & Systems Engineering department, I hold honesty, fairness, and integrity in the highest regard, and I will truly honor the Code of Academic Conduct set by the Department.

KAIST 산업 및 시스템공학과 학업 윤리 강령 (Code of Academic Conduct) * v. 2016. 8. * This version has been created by referring to the Code of Academic Conduct by Boston University and UC Davis