June 2, 2022
Academic Dishonesty
Academic honesty is essential to the intellectual life of the University. Thus, academic dishonesty is a basis for disciplinary action. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, falsifying and fabricating data, or submitting any fraudulent document in academic work, research, and creative activity. In all cases of academic dishonesty, the supervising faculty member makes a judgment about the student’s academic performance and reports all incidents to the Office of the Provost. Refer to the Collected Rules and Regulations, Section 200.010, Standard of Conduct, Section 200.020, Rules of Procedures in Student Conduct Matters, and the Academic…
March 30, 2018
Conflict of Interest and Student Interaction with Industry
Conflict of Interest All graduate students who hold an assistantship or are student employees are required to self disclose any outside employment or business activities and interests that could interfere with their regular duties or represent a conflict of interest (University of Missouri Collected Rules and Regulations, Section 330.015.D). To disclose, go to ecompliance.missouri.edu and complete a Conflict of Interest Form. Student Interaction with Industry The University of Missouri encourages students to seek experiences in the private or public sector that enhance and complement their academic program and demonstrate its relevance. However, the University of Missouri is responsible for…
March 6, 2018
Intimate Relations with Graduate Students
Consensual romantic relationships between members of the University community are prohibited when one participant has evaluative or supervisory authority over the other. Such prohibited relationships include supervisory relationships between an employee (faculty, staff or student) and a student, as well as between a supervisor (faculty, staff or student) and a subordinate. Implicit in the idea of professionalism is the recognition by those in positions of authority that in their relationships with students there is always an element of power. It is incumbent upon members of the profession not to abuse, nor seem to abuse the power with which they are…
March 6, 2018
Guidelines for Good Practice in Graduate Education
March 6, 2018