Rector’s measure
16/2017
Internal standard of the Institute of Technology and Business in České
Budějovice
FULL TEXT OF DIRECTIVE 16/2017
STUDENT CODE OF ETHICS AT INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AND BUSINESS IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE
Date of issue: 30/6/2017 Valid from: 7/6/2021 Valid until: revocation
Amendment No. 1
issued on:
9/9/ 2019 Valid from: 9/9/2019 Valid until: revocation
Amendment No. 2
issued on:
7/6/2021 Valid from: 7/ 6/ 2021 Valid until: revocation
File number: VŠTE005535/2017 Pages: 4
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Rector´s provision No. 16/2013. Student Code Ethics at the Institute of Technology and
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list VŠTE students and employees
Formally verified
by:
Ing. Kateřina Kříženecká m.p.
Approved
by:
Vice-rector – Statutory Deputy of the
Rector
Signature: Signature:
Ing. Zuzana Rowland, MBA, PhD. m.p.
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FULL TEXT OF RECTOR’S MEASURE 16/2017
STUDENT CODE OF ETHICS AT INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS IN
ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE AS AMENDED by AMENDMENDS 1 AND 2
Article 1
General provisions
(1) The Student Code of Ethics of the Institute of Technology and Business in České
Budějovice (hereinafter referred to as “VŠTE“) is a collection of principles which the
student is obliged to obey and comply with.
(2) The VŠTE has included this Code of Ethics in its academic standards for the purpose
of providing an essential orientation for the choice of possible personal conduct, identification
of unacceptable behaviour or the determination of appropriate solution in
case of difficulties. The VŠTE declares that it is necessary to preserve and develop
ethical standards.
Article 2
Student’s obligations
(1) A student shall always act according to the best of their knowledge and beliefs, i.e.
they are required to act on the basis of moral principles and categorical imperatives
of democratic social ethics and to respect the principles of this Code.
(2) A student is required to be fully responsible for his or her behaviour both in the Academia
and beyond and is expected to be aware of the consequences of such behav-
iour.
(3) A student shall always be loyal to the VŠTE both in the course of study and after finishing
it. He or she shall be committed to create and enhance its positive reputation
which must not be endangered by misconduct or activities that might dishonest and
compromise it.
(4) A student shall represent both his or her field of expertise and the Institute by proper
conduct and sound knowledge according to his or her best consciousness and conscience
in order to utilize the course of study for the purpose of his or her personal
and professional progress.
(5) A student shall respect the essential moral regulations, social rules and ethical principles
with regards to the academic community and other people. He or she shall respect
the teachers and the other VŠTE staff.
(6) A student shall respect the VŠTE organisational structure and all the valid internal
provisions and regulations.
(7) A student shall not cheat, commit plagiarism or appropriate the achievements of
other people’s work. His or her work must be independent, all possible citations or
copies must be marked according to the particular regulation.
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(8) A student shall not put the academics or the other VŠTE staff under emotional or inappropriate
pressure for the purpose of passing an examination, achieving a credit
or improving a mark.
(9) A student shall respect the national and ethnic minorities or people with disabilities
which prevents him or her from misconduct. He or she is tolerant to diverse political
and religious opinions and worldviews.
(10) A student is obliged to appear at examinations and important events (graduation,
etc.) in appropriate formal clothes and sober.
(11) A student shall not commit acts of vandalism and damaging the VŠTE property.
(12) A student shall respect the designated areas for smoking in order not to discomfort
the persons in the VŠTE campus.
(13) A student shall not use any illegal intoxicating substances and drugs in the VŠTE cam-
pus.
(14) Firearms or other life-threatening arms are not permitted in the VŠTE campus.
Article 3
Principles in the field of sexual harassment at VŠTE premises
(1) Sexual harassment is generally understood to be uninvited, inappropriate behaviour
with a sexual subtext. Often it does not have to include physical contact, such as compulsion
for sexual activity for reward or under threat, unwanted bodily contact and
physical assault; also various forms of psychological blackmail can be included under
the term sexual harassment. Specifically, it also includes unwelcome attention, ie inappropriate
or offending behaviour of a verbal and non-verbal nature directed towards
a specific individual, attention in the form of harassing e-mails and unwanted
sexual suggestions, and gender harassment involving gender-based treatment, insults,
body and appearance comments, embarrassing comments, inappropriate gestures,
use of erotic materials, and more.
(2) All of the above may result in an uncomfortable learning environment and atmosphere
between the persons concerned, ie the student and the teacher, or between the
students. Sexual harassment can take place not only during teaching time but also
during tutorials, professional practice or various field trips outside the school premises.
In most cases abuse by power unequal status (ie teacher-student) is expected,
but the opposite situation may also occur. In all cases, the situation needs to be addressed,
although it is often a very sensitive issue.
(3) The individual concerned has the opportunity to initiate an investigation to investigate
whether unethical conduct has taken place. The complaint is submitted through
the IS system -> Document office -> Legal Department -> Initiative to be discussed.
An employee of the Legal Department will register the complaint and then hand it
over to the Ethics Committee of VŠTE.
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Article 4
Ethics Committee of VŠTE
(1) In order to deal with complaints concerning unethical conduct, the Ethical Committee
of VŠTE (hereinafter referred to as “the Committee”) is established. The Committee
supervises the observance of ethical standards set by the Code of Ethics of the VŠTE
employee and the Code of Ethics of the VŠTE student. As part of its work, the Committee
addresses complaints from VŠTE employees and students concerning alleged
violations of ethical standards at VŠTE.
(2) The Committee consists of a total of four permanent members, namely the President
of the Committee and three full members. The Rector appoints the President of the
Committee from among VŠTE employees. The term of office of the President of the
Committee shall be four years. Full members are appointed by the Rector after approval
by the Academic Senate of VŠTE. The term of office of a Member of the Committee
shall be four years. An employee or student of VŠTE may become a member of
the Committee. Apart from the office of the President of the Committee, the membership
in the Committee is incompatible with the membership in the management of
VŠTE and in the management of its sections. Members shall attend meetings of the
Committee to which they have been invited. A Member of the Committee shall, on
taking up his duties, sign a declaration of confidentiality of the facts which he becomes
aware of when dealing with the Committee's issues. A member of the Committee
may resign at any time. Membership of the Committee expires upon the expiry of
the term of office. Membership in the Committee is also terminated if the member
ceases to be an employee or student of VŠTE. The Rector shall remove a Member of
the Committee from his office if he is reasonably suspected of unlawful or unethical
conduct. Administrative matters relating to the proceedings of the Committee shall
be provided by the Secretary. Once a year, the Committee will draw up an activity
report, which it will submit for discussion to the Academic Senate of VŠTE and for
information to the Rector.
(3) The Committee will discuss and investigate a complaint regarding alleged unethical
behaviour. When discussing and investigating alleged unethical behaviour, the Committee
shall proceed without delay; the President of the Committee shall convene a
meeting. The proceedings of the Committee shall be conducted in such a way that the
Committee adopts a proposal within 1 month of its first meeting. The Committee shall
deal with all the complaints submitted and shall deal with the matter in such a way
as to make it clear, without reasonable doubt, whether the student has breached the
Code of Ethics. The meetings of the Committee shall be chaired by the President. The
Committee has a quorum if all members are present. The resolution is adopted if the
majority of the members present speak for it. The President shall make minutes of
the meeting of the Committee; a protocol shall be drawn up on the voting of the Com-
mittee.
(4) If the Committee finds the complaint to be justified, ie unethical behaviour has occurred
on the part of the student, it shall initiate disciplinary proceedings against the
student through the Legal Department If the Committee finds that unethical conduct
has not occurred, it shall record this fact in the protocol and notify the complainant.
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Article 5
The declaration of the institution regarding the acceptation of ethical principles
(1) Academic rights and liberties are guaranteed by the University Act and they are inseparable
from the rules of ethical conduct of the academic community at universities.
The VŠTE has decided to endorse the Code of Ethics in order to contribute to the
effort of the universities to become the symbols of education and culture in society.
Ing. Zuzana Rowland, MBA, PhD. m.p.
Vice-Rector – The Statutory Deputy of the Rector