Responsibilities Statement
The Responsibilities Statement aligns with UC's Student Code of Conduct. It highlights the partnership between UC and students to provide a safe learning, living and working environment.
As a UC student it is your responsibility
To be self-motivated and actively contribute to personal learning
- to complete coursework to the best of your ability
- to honestly engage in your coursework
- to understand that academic dishonesty, including plagiarism and cheating, has serious consequences
To respect the rights of others in your community
People at UC actively contribute towards making their community a better place. Uncontrolled and inconsiderate parties, fires, vandalism, theft, damage to your own or neighbouring properties and broken glass on the roadside are both illegal and a safety hazard. Activities that negatively impact on your community are not acceptable.
To contribute to a safe and healthy learning environment
You have a responsibility to not be involved in harassment, bullying, racism, abuse, discrimination or violence in any form (this includes inappropriate gestures or comments, whether face-to-face or online). You are responsible for your own health and safety on campus, and you have responsibilites towards those around you as well, including:
- complying with the University's health and safety requirements
- taking care that your words or actions do not adversely affect the health and safety of any other people
Any activity that jeopardises others' wellbeing or safety, or encourages law-breaking, is taken seriously.
If you experience or witness any harassment, bullying, racism, abuse, discrimination or violence, we encourage you to seek support and/or report it if you comfortable to do so.
Expectations
Students are expected to
Each student at UC has a set of responsibilities that include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Be fully acquainted and compliant with the published regulations and policies of the University (eg, the Campus Drug and Alcohol Policy and Harassment Policy) and comply with New Zealand law.
- Provide information to the University that is accurate and not misleading.
- Behave in a manner that does not bring the University into disrepute.
- Respect the rights and property of others both on and off campus.
- Ensure their own health and safety and that of those around them.
- Seek to positively engage with the University and the wider community.
- Actively contribute to their learning by attending classes, meeting their obligations and course requirements.
Students can expect UC to
- treat people in a respectful and equitable manner
- provide a high quality learning environment, facilities and services including libraries, online resources and IT services
- have policies and regulations that are accessible
- manage personal information appropriately
- take grievances and breaches of discipline seriously and equitably, and follow a clear and transparent process
- provide students with timely, regular and constructive feedback on their academic process
- ensure reasonable access to services that support student learning and their wellbeing
- meet the requirements set out under The Education (Pastoral Code of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021.