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Certain rights and obligations flow from membership in any academic community
committed to such goals:
The rights of personal and intellectual freedom, which are fundamental to the idea of
a university
Scrupulous respect for the equal rights and dignity of others, and
Dedication to the scholarly and educational purposes of the university and
participation in promoting and ensuring the academic quality and credibility of the
institution.
Students are responsible for obtaining, learning, and observing the established university
and academic center policies as listed in all official publications. In addition, students
must comply with the legal and ethical standards of the institution, as well as those of
Broward County, the state of Florida, as well as any other laws, rules, and/or regulations
of other jurisdictions. All members of the community should inform the appropriate
official of any violation of conduct regulations.
Email Policy
In keeping with NSU policy the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) requires
its students to hold and regularly maintain one official university-assigned computer
account that is used to access major computing resources, including email. Students
MUST use their NSU email accounts when sending email to faculty and staff and must
CLEARLY identify their names and other appropriate information, e.g., course or
program. When communicating with students via email, faculty and staff members will
send mail ONLY to NSU email accounts using NSU-recognized usernames. Students who
forward their NSU-generated email to other email accounts do so at their own risk of not
receiving required program information.
Academic Standards and Writing Skills
The university is an academic community and expects its students to manifest a
commitment to academic integrity through rigid observance of standards for academic
honesty. The university can function properly only when its members adhere to clearly
established goals and values. Accordingly, the academic standards are designed to
ensure that the principles of academic honesty are upheld.
The following acts violate the academic honesty standards:
1. Cheating
is intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials,
information, or study aids in any academic exercise.
2. Fabrication
is the
intentional and unauthorized falsification or invention of any
information or citation in an academic exercise.
3. Facilitating Academic Dishonesty
is intentionally or knowingly helping or
attempting to help another to violate any provision of this code.
4. Plagiarism
is the adoption or reproduction of ideas, words, or statements of
another person as one’s own without proper acknowledgment.
Students are expected to submit all assignments and exams that they have completed
without aid or assistance from other sources. Using sources to provide information
without giving credit to the original source is dishonest. Students should avoid any
impropriety or the appearance thereof in taking examinations or completing work in
pursuance of their educational goals.
