This code of conduct will been decided by cohort participants in Open Science for Physicists (NS-PH500M) and is enacted from DDMMYYYY. The procedure is based on this exercise by Aurelia Moser
Everyone taking part in the course and discussions (mentors, helpers, coordinators, and learners) is required to conform to the following Code of Conduct. Coordinators will oversee adherence to this code throughout the course.
- Contact Sanli Faez by private message, or in person. All communication will be treated as confidential.
- If for any reason you don’t want to do 1, you can contact Peter van der Straten who has agreed to function as external contact person for this purpose.
Apart from the code of conduct, all participants in this course must follow these general guidelines.
When participating in OS4P, respect the Utrecht University guideline for academic and scientific integrity and code of conduct. These guidelines cover our behaviour as participants, mentors, experts, staff, volunteers, and anyone else involved in making this course possible.
To create a collaborative and inviting learning environment, we also emphasise certain values in how we treat each other:
- Be respectful and value each other’s ideas, styles and viewpoints.
- Be direct but professional; we cannot withhold hard truths.
- Be inclusive and help new perspectives be heard.
- Appreciate and accommodate our many cultural practices, attitudes and beliefs.
- Be open to learning from others.
- Lead by example and match your actions with your words.
The following will not be tolerated during the activities related to this course:
- violence and threats of violence
- personal attacks; derogatory language
- unwelcome sexual attention or physical contact
- disruptive behaviour
- influencing unacceptable behaviour.
We welcome contributions from everyone as long as they interact constructively with our community, including, but not limited to people of varied age, culture, ethnicity, gender, gender-identity, language, race, sexual orientation, geographical location and religious views.
If you believe you‘re experiencing practices which don‘t meet the above policies, or if you feel you are being harassed in any way, please immediately contact the course coordinator Sanli Faez, or the university Academic Integrity Counsellor. Prof. Liesbeth Woertman.
The course coordinator reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone violating these policies, and/or take further action including reporting to the responsible figure for academic integrity at the department.