The following rules apply to all activity conducted by students enrolled in an Apex Course where the instruction for that Apex Course is provided by an online Apex Learning® teacher. Failure to abide by these rules may result in revoked access to your Apex Course and the Apex Learning websites.
If you witness any violations of this Student Code of Conduct, please contact your teacher or our support department at support@apexlearning.com or 1-800-453-1454.
Posting anonymous messages is not permitted except for the express purpose of collaborative writing. Impersonating another person is also strictly prohibited.
Use only your own user name and password to access the Apex Learning Customer Websites, and do not divulge these to anyone.
Do not aid anyone in gaining unauthorized access to the Apex Learning Customer Websites.
Do not publicly post your personal contact information (address and telephone number) or anyone else's on the Apex Learning Customer Websites.
Do not publicly post on the Apex Learning Customer Websites any messages that were sent to you privately.
Your access to the Apex Learning Customer Websites is password-protected. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your password. You agree not to share your password with anyone. You agree to sign off from the Apex Learning Customer Websites and close your Internet browser window when you have finished accessing and using any Apex Learning Customer Website.
You agree not to engage in inappropriate behavior in the Interactive Areas. Inappropriate behavior includes:
Insults, threats or attacks of any kind against another person
Use of defamatory, libelous, obscene, degrading, or profane language
Harassment (continuously posting unwelcome messages to another person) or use of hate speech
Unlawful behavior or behavior that violates the rights of others
You agree to abide by these guidelines in online exchanges on the Apex Learning Customer Websites;
Avoid sarcasm and slang. Swear words are unacceptable.
Never use derogatory comments, including those regarding race, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ability, political persuasion, body type, physical or mental health, or access issues.
Focus your responses on the questions or issues being discussed, not on the individuals involved.
Be constructive with your criticism, not hurtful.
Review your messages before sending them. Remove easily misinterpreted language and proofread for typos.
Respect other people's privacy and never reveal email addresses.
When using content from the Apex Learning Customer Websites, you must comply with the Apex Learning Terms of Use for the Apex Learning Customer Websites. Unauthorized use, copying or distribution may result in revoked access to the Apex Learning Customer Websites.
All work submitted by a student for an Apex Course is assumed to have been completed by that student. Apex Learning provides below guidance on plagiarism and the proper citation of sources. Students are responsible for observing these standards and properly crediting all sources relied on in the composition of their work. Failure to abide by these standards will be reported to the appropriate school administrative authorities and may result in loss of credit and revoked access to the Apex Learning Customer Websites.
Plagiarism is copying or imitating the language, ideas, and thoughts of another writer and passing them off as your own original work. You agree not to engage in plagiarism when submitting content for any Apex Course.
Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to:
Copy or rephrase another student's work
Have someone else rewrite an assignment or rephrase any part of an assignment (not just proofread it)
Copy content from student aids (for example, Cliff Notes), critical sources, reference materials, or other materials, in part or in whole, without acknowledgment (including by rephrasing ideas borrowed from such materials)
Many Apex Courses require written work in which you will need to cite your sources. Any direct quotations from your textbook for that Apex Course can simply be cited as (Author, Page Number). Any quotations from outside sources require full citations, including author, title, publisher, date of publication, and page number. If you're citing information found on a website, provide the complete Web page or website title, URL, author if known, page number if applicable, and publication date of the site, if available.