The members of this class are expected to observe the following five (four) principles:

Excellence We will strive for excellence by

· arriving on time for every class meeting and activity,

· always being prepared for class;

· meeting deadlines, and

· always submitting work that reflects our very best efforts.

Integrity We will act on a sense of personal and academic integrity by:

• valuing truthfulness in discussions and relationships,
• claiming authorship only for our own work, and
• giving appropriate citations when we draw information and ideas from other sources.

Community We will recognize and act on the responsibility to contribute to a larger community by:

• always being prepared to contribute to class discussions and group projects,
• fulfilling our individual responsibilities for group assignments, and
• contributing to the overall success of the class.

Perspective of Others We will recognize and act on the responsibility to take seriously the perspective others by:

• respecting all other members of the class, including those who have different personal histories than one’s own;
• listening non-judgmentally to ideas and viewpoints different from one’s own,
• enlarging one’s own perspective by learning from others.

Ethical Competence We will develop competence in ethical and moral reasoning by:

• increasing our awareness of the multiple ways one’s actions and decisions affect others;
• stating and defending specific ethical principles;
• evaluating decisions and actions, one’s own and others, on the basis of ethical principles.