What follows are some brief comments concerning academic integrity.  Such integrity concerns all of us.  With this in mind, consider the following:

The instructor ought to:
1.  be prepared for each class meeting.
2.  plan class meetings to the best of her ability so that they will be worth attending.
3.  keep up with research in the appropriate areas to facilitate your education, as well as her own.
4.  attend all class meetings and be on time for class unless there is a good reason not to do so.
5.  answer your questions or direct you to a person or source where the answer can be found.
6.  encourage everyone to participate in class discussions where appropriate.
7.  assign grades based on your academic performance, not on your opinions.
8.  be available during office hours to discuss relevant matters with you.
9.  discourage cheating and take appropriate action when it occurs.
10. encourage and promote academic inquiry through critical assessment of issues, ideas, etc.

You ought to:
1.  read the material or work problems/answer review questions, etc. to be prepared for class.
2.  do more than the bare minimum.  It is your education - do the best you can.
3.  attend all class sessions and be on time unless there is a good reason not to do so.
4.  satisfy the course requirements and not expect to be relieved of the obligation to do so due to non-emergency commitments.
5.  participate where appropriate in class, but not monopolize class time.
6.  treat other people with respect (as I will do) even when you disagree with their positions.
7.  seek assistance from me during office hours or by e-mail when you don't understand the material.
8.  not cheat in any way on any test, paper, examination, or other graded assignment.  Remember, cheating is not only obtaining illicit assistance from another source or person, but also illicitly assisting another person on a graded assignment.

*The preceding statement of academic integrity was adapted from Professor Daniel Hall's "Honor and Acacemic Integrity in the Classroom:  Statement of Philosophy, Action, and Expectations."