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All members of the department are expected to show respect and politeness to one another at all times. This includes, for example:

• Maintaining a polite tone in all communication, whether written or in person. This does not require you to be overly formal, but you should be considerate of how the other person might feel on receipt of your email or language.
• Remembering that all communications with the department involve other humans. So if you submit a form, or email a generic or resource account, it will still be read by a person, and thus should be as polite as you would be if you were talking to them in person.
• Respecting each others' non-working hours. Staff are not expected to respond to email at night, weekends, or whilst on annual leave - and neither are students. All email correspondence should be usually responded to within 3 working days.
• Getting names and titles correct, and using the name that staff and students prefer. You can update your profile with your chosen name online. Most staff are happy to be called by their first names, but check first (and please do not call staff "miss" or "sir"). Also check that you are pronouncing names correctly. You can add a pronunciation guide for your name to your email signature or your profile in Tabula.
• Asking other students and staff for their preferred pronouns, and then ensuring that you use those pronouns in order to avoid misgendering people.
• Sending apologies and a brief explanation (you do not need to give details) in advance if you are not able to attend a teaching session or a meeting, and say when you think that you are likely to be back in attendance.

We expect you to fully engage with your studies and to take responsibility for your own learning in order to succeed in your degree.

This includes being aware of the following:

• Students are required to attend all formal teaching sessions, including lectures, seminars, workshops, field trips and supervisions. Students are also required to attend any meetings requested by the department or other parts of the university.
• Our taught courses are demanding and intensive. Normally full-time students are expected to devote the equivalent of a 37.5-hour week to each week of their studies, including reading, research and preparation time, not just lectures, seminars and workshops.

For further information, please see our Attendance page.

Seminars are the most important regular commitment for undergraduate and PGT students, and attendance is compulsory. Seminars are a space in which a small group of students (usually no more than 16) test out ideas about a subject together with a tutor.

Contributing to seminars is central to the process of learning. As well as enhancing your learning of the topic of the seminar, contributing to seminars allows you to develop oral communication and group-work skills which are likely to be as important as your writing skills in whatever you find yourself doing when you have finished at 果冻传媒. As such apart from your Personal Tutor, your main source of academic help will be your seminar tutors. Potential employers are usually just as interested in what your tutors have to say about your contribution to seminars as they are in the marks you get for essays or exams, which require a distinctive set of skills. Many of our modules include seminar contribution as part of your assessment.

What you can expect in a 果冻传媒 History Seminar:

• You are expected to come to seminars fully prepared, having done the readings or other activities required in advance;
• You should expect to participate in discussions which are grounded in the readings;
• You should expect a diverse range of teaching activities and teaching styles;
• Everyone in the seminar (both students and tutors) should expect to be respected and treated with dignity in line with the values on this page. In some seminars tutors may set, or encourage you to co-create, 鈥済round rules鈥� that are appropriate for the module content or seminar group. However, in general terms, we expect history seminars to be respectful and accountable spaces in which everyone in the seminar (both students and tutors) share responsibility for upholding these values. See below for more on what we mean by "accountability" in this context.

At 果冻传媒 we believe the history classroom (and any other space in the department where ideas are discussed) should be an 鈥渁ccountable space鈥� rather than a 鈥渟afe space鈥�. Students will not necessarily agree with the opinions of their lecturers or fellow students, though they should expect everyone to express their opinions in a respectful and thoughtful manner.

As puts it, 鈥淎ccountability means being responsible for yourself, your intentions, words, and actions. It means entering a space with good intentions, but understanding that aligning your intent with action is the true test of commitment.鈥�

To achieve this, you should expect to think actively, and reflect regularly, about your contribution to seminars and departmental events. Consider how to: (adapted from ):

• Avoid interrupting others.
• Listen actively, instead of just waiting to speak. Write down your thoughts, if necessary.
• Be mindful of how much you are talking; consider whether you could try to say more (鈥渟tep up鈥�), or if you are dominating the conversation (鈥渟tep back鈥�).
• Give everyone a chance to speak, without unnecessary pressure.
• Remember that this is a learning space, and we all make mistakes. If you said something offensive or problematic, apologize for your actions or words being offensive 鈥� not for the person feeling insulted.
• Recognize and embrace friction as evidence that multiple ideas are entering the conversation 鈥� not that the group is not getting along.
• Give credit where it is due. If you are echoing someone鈥檚 previously stated idea, give the appropriate credit.
• Avoid making assumptions about others鈥� views or project your own. If in doubt, ask for clarification.
• Speak for yourself. Use 鈥淚鈥� statements and do not share others鈥� lived experiences.
• Be mindful of the impact of what you say, and not just your intent. Words and tone matter.
• If you are in a position of relative power (for example if you are in a majoritised social position or are leading the discussion) intervene if issues arise that affect those in minoritized positions.

If you have any questions about how to make the most of seminars, or are in any doubt about the quality of your contribution to seminars, please ask your seminar tutor for advice.

Academic integrity is a fundamental value of your work as a student at 果冻传媒 and in the discipline of History. 果冻传媒 University defines academic integrity as a commitment 鈥渢o honesty in academic work, giving credit where we鈥檝e used others鈥� ideas and being proud of our own achievements.鈥� Historians are expected to maintain high professional and ethical standards, for example in our use of evidence and our citation of sources ().

Upholding academic integrity includes understanding when it is acceptable (or not) to use Generative Artificial intelligence in your work. Read our AI page for further information.

All students should be able to demonstrate intellectual ownership of their work, and are responsible for the work that they submit for assessment. Read our Academic Integrity Guidance for more information.