Student Code of Professional Conduct
Academic Honesty
MCB students are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the highest standards of academic honesty. Cheating, plagiarism, illegitimate possession and disposition of examinations, alteration, forgery, or falsification of official records or documents and similar acts or the attempt to engage in such acts are grounds for disciplinary action.
This action can include any of the following, in addition to any University disciplinary action:
- A failing grade for an assignment.
- A failing grade for a class.
- Suspension from MCB
- Expulsion from MCB
Students are referred to the UNC Student Code of Conduct as to details of “University Standards of Conduct” and “Academic Expectations.”
Code of Professional Conduct
Monfort College of Business students represent the professional and academic interests
of the entire MCB & UNC communities. Accordingly, MCB expects all students to behave
in a professional manner and adhere to high ethical standards in every business class
and in every activity connected with the Monfort College of Business. This professional
behavior is required not only in the classroom but also in all MCB-related interactions
such as e-mails, conferences and use of technology.
MCB students should exhibit respectful behavior in classes. This behavior includes
arriving on time to class, staying in class until the lecture ends, having the discipline
to stay engaged in class, turning-off or silencing cell phones and pagers while in
class, refraining from text-messaging, and avoiding coming to class wearing clothing
that is unduly provocative or has written messages that are rude, insensitive or obscene.
MCB students should engage in respectful behavior in all activities where they act
directly or indirectly as a representative of the MCB. Respectful behavior creates
a more desirable, civilized, and productive learning environment, and it models behavior
that is both productive and pleasant when students transition from the classroom to
the workplace.
MCB students should master and apply the fundamental skill of preparing and sending
class or university related e-mails that are properly written, show professionalism
and communicate a clear message. E-mails containing profanity, spelling mistakes,
punctuation errors, or poor composition evidence sloppiness and show disrespect to
the recipient. MCB students should use proper forms of address when communicating
orally or in writing with faculty or staff (i.e., Dr. Smith, Professor Jones, Ms.
Abbot, etc.). If a student does not know how to address a faculty member, he or she
should ask.
This code of professional conduct complements, but does not replace, the Honor Code
of the Monfort College of Business or the Honor Code of the University.
