STUDENT ETHICAL VALUES

• STUDENTS REMAIN FAITHFUL TO THE HONOR PLEDGE THEY TAKE UPON ENROLLING IN OUR UNIVERSITY.
• Students fulfill all the requirements of the courses they take individually (except for group work).
• Students do not cheat or engage in behaviors that deceive the academic staff.
• Students do not assist others in cheating or engaging in behaviors that deceive the academic staff.
• They use all the knowledge and skills they acquire during their education for the benefit of humanity.
• Students strictly adhere to safety regulations during laboratory work and warn those who do not comply.
• Students deliberately avoid damaging public property and equipment at our university.
• Students do not take books from the library or book collections without permission, and they do not tear out book pages.
• In group assignments, they do not seek to obtain grades or unfair advantages by exploiting friendships or fellow students without actively contributing to the group work.
• They do not fabricate excuses for missing exams or roll calls by obtaining medical reports from acquaintances (such as doctor parents or relatives, etc.).
• They do not hide behind reasons tailored to their personal benefit to demand practices that fall outside the applicable laws, regulations, and directives.
• They do not provide incomplete or incorrect information for scholarships or support funds, thereby causing others to lose their rights.
• During registration periods, they do not cause system lockups and violate others' rights by running automated software (attempting approximately 100 logins per minute).
• During registration periods, they do not register for courses unnecessarily with the intent of later transferring these slots to others for personal gain during the add-drop period.
• Our students must treat the staff carrying out the administrative, technical, and support services of our university within the framework of respect and courtesy.

The primary behaviors that violate academic ethical values are defined below:

1. Cheating
   • Exchanging information with others during exams.
   • Using unauthorized sources or information during exams (utilizing tools such as mobile phones or calculators for this purpose), writing information (formulas, text, etc.) on desks, or adding notes to tables and/or books permitted for use.
   • Working with other students on assignments, projects, and reports where group work is not permitted, thereby receiving inappropriate help and support.
   • Taking the entirety or a part of an assignment or project report from another student, professional, or source (such as a book, internet, article) and presenting it as one's own.
   • Taking the entirety or a specific section of a previously graded assignment or project report from someone else and presenting it as one's own.
2. Plagiarism and Related Behaviors
   • Utilizing printed or internet-published sources without citing the source.
   • Using citations from different sources without giving proper credit ("cut-and-paste").
   • Using results from a source exactly as they are or with partial modifications without citing the source.
   • Reproducing lecture notes or materials belonging to the instructor without their permission to make them available for others' use.
3. Deceptive Behaviors
   • Taking exams or signing roll calls on behalf of others, or directing others to take exams or sign roll calls in one's place.
   • Listing unused sources as if they were used.
   • Presenting someone else's ideas as one's own.
   • Having a thesis or assignments completed by others in exchange for money.

INSTRUCTIONAL ETHICAL VALUES

• The course syllabus is provided to students at the beginning of the semester, and care is taken to adhere to this program. The evaluation criteria specified in the syllabus are not modified later without informing the students.
• Courses are delivered in accordance with the requirements, goals, and expectations of the department/unit within the framework of academic freedom.
• The textbooks to be used in undergraduate courses are included in the course syllabus, and copies of these books are kept in the "Reserve" section of the library.
• Courses are held at the announced hours and in the designated classrooms. In case of issues, solutions are provided through cooperation with the Faculty Management, faculty student affairs, and the Registrar's Office.
• Instructors should strive to create an educational environment that fosters the development of talents and skills in all students.
• Unless assigned to another official duty, the instructor is present at the exam of the course they teach.
• Evaluation criteria are determined at the beginning of the semester. Information regarding a student's performance and grade is communicated only to the student within the designated timeframe, unless there is a valid reason to do otherwise. Evaluation is conducted according to the relative grading system (bell curve), which is the fundamental assessment criterion of our university, and is explained within the course file.
• In cases where it might be mandatory for an instructor to teach or examine their relatives or acquaintances, and where conditions could cause a false perception or doubt, the department chair and other relevant persons are notified so that necessary precautions can be taken.
• The utmost care must be taken to ensure that students are not exposed to demeaning situations; under no circumstances should an environment for this be permitted to form.
• Instructors should endeavor to set a reliable and correct example, both in terms of ethical behavior and professional matters.

ADVISING ETHICAL VALUES

• Instructors adhere to their announced office hours and dedicate these hours entirely to their students.
• As a requirement of the advising institution, instructors follow the academic and administrative decisions made regarding students.
• Instructors support student participation in the instructor evaluation process.
• Instructors strive to implement the CAPP application at the highest level within the scope of our university's Student Affairs operating system.

ETHICAL VALUES REGARDING DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT

1. Instructors must approach differences with tolerance based on aspects such as race, color, creed, gender, origin, marital status, political or religious belief, family, social or cultural background, and sexual orientation, and must not unfairly:
   • Exclude a student from any program,
   • Deprive any student of its benefits,
   • Grant privileges to any student.
2. Sexual harassment is evaluated within its ethical dimension, not just within the narrow framework defined by laws. In cases of sexual harassment and the associated use of power and influence, applications made by harassed instructors, students, and staff must be handled within the framework of seriousness and confidentiality principles.
3. Instructors must not establish relationships of self-interest with students for personal gain.
4. Instructors must not misrepresent their careers and professional competencies.
5. Unless required by law, information obtained about colleagues during professional service must not be disclosed.
6. They must not make false or malicious statements about any colleague.
7. They must adhere to the principle of honesty in all of their professional relationships.
8. Those in managerial positions must not engage in professional harassment that restricts the personal rights of individuals working in the institution or harms their careers.

SOCIAL LIFE ETHICAL VALUES

1. Relationships among instructors, academic administrators, students, and employees must be conducted within the framework of mutual respect and courtesy.
2. All parties act with awareness of the rights and responsibilities required by their duties.
3. Methods of pressure, such as the use of influence and power, must not be used between the parties.
4. Instructors, colleagues, students, and employees must not direct one another toward any personal gain or self-interest.
5. All members of the institution must avoid behaviors that could be characterized as inappropriate.