Honor Code and Pride Program

Honor Code

To underscore the importance of truth, honesty and accountability, students, faculty and staff of the Davis College of Business & Technology developed the P.R.I.D.E document.

All DCOBT students must sign a P.R.I.D.E. document each year that states that they understand and agree to conform to this concept of honor. MBA and EMBA students also sign an MBA Honor Code form each year that states that they understand and agree to conform to the following: I do not lie, cheat, steal or condone those who do.

Professional Results in Daily Efforts (P.R.I.D.E.) Program

“We the students and faculty of the Davis College of Business & Technology understand learning is a process of interaction, partnering, and collaboration. To create the learning environment necessary to produce the future generators of sustainable value for business and society at large, we understand we must focus our daily efforts to achieve lasting success. Therefore, as indicated by my signature below, I agree to support the tenets and professional behaviors of the P.R.I.D.E. Program outlined below applicable to my position within the Davis College of Business & Technology.”

As DCOBT Faculty, you can count on us to:

• Treat each student in a fair and equitable manner
• Come to class prepared
• Start and end class on-time
• Honor office hours
• Make required textbooks and reading materials relevant to the material taught
• Use a proper mix of IT and lecture (Blackboard)
• Return assignments in a timely manner
• Allow peer review to reduce “free-riders” on team projects

As DCOBT Students, you can count on us to:

• Respect everyone’s right to have a positive academic experience
• Respect other students’ property
• Respect other students’ cultures and opinions
• Support academic integrity
• Be enthusiastic and productive members of team projects
• Come to class on-time
• Come to class prepared
• Be attentive and participate
• Turn assignments in on-time
• Respect others by not having real or virtual side conversations
• Turn off electronic devices during class
• Dress appropriately

Academic Honesty

All students of the Davis College of Business & Technology are expected to adhere to the highest standard of academic honesty. It is the responsibility of all students to ensure that the integrity of this standard is not violated. The programs define academic dishonesty as: submission of false records of academic achievement; cheating on assignments or examinations; plagiarizing, altering, forging or misusing a University academic record; taking, acquiring or using test materials without faculty permission; acting alone or in cooperation with others to falsify records or to obtain dishonestly grades, honors, awards or professional achievement.

Procedures for Addressing Academic Dishonesty - The Davis College of Business & Technology adheres to the established processes and procedures of Jacksonville University regarding definitions and standards for academic honesty and all appeals as outlined in the Academic Information section of this catalog.

DCOBT Internship Requirements

Undergraduate students whose major or minor is in the Davis College of Business & Technology (except aviation students ¹) may do a Davis College of Business & Technology internship for academic credit. DCOBT undergraduate internships carrying academic credit are subject to the following criteria. (These DCOBT Internship Requirements do not apply to a zero credit hour internship):

Applicants must:

• Have junior or senior status or departmental approval.
• Earn a 2.5 cumulative GPA or better.
• Accounting majors must have a 2.5 GPA or better in the major.
• All other majors must have a 3.0 GPA or better in the major.
• Successfully completed the DCOBT core course (courses) in the field of the internship, and any other appropriate course(s) as established by the major field faculty.

All interns are required to:

• Have a sponsor in the organization.
• Have a faculty supervisor (full-time DCOBT faculty) from the student’s internship field.
• Write a formal paper.

Additional Information:

• Students must register for the internship prior to the beginning of the semester, when the internship starts
• Typically, a semester long internship (15 weeks), working 9 hours per week equates to earning three credit hours for the internship. In other words, each 45 hours worked equates to earning one credit hour for the internship.
• Internship credit hour ranges from one to a maximum of six credit hours per semester.

Applying internship credit hours within a major is at the discretion of the department chair. A three credit internship can fulfill the required business elective in most DCOBT majors. No more than 12 internship credit hours can be earned and applied toward the fulfillment of the 120 credit hours required for a degree.