It is my intent that students from diverse backgrounds and perspectives be well served by this course, and that the diversity that students bring to this class be viewed as a resource, strength and benefit. I will gladly honor your request to address you by the name and pronoun you specify. I commit to make individual arrangements to address disabilities or religious needs; please advise me of these early in the semester so that I may make appropriate changes to my plans and records.
— Brandon Roots (h/t to Daniel Shiffman and Golan Levin for the language)
This Code of Conduct has been adapted from the following sources:
- Contributor Covenant v 1.4 released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License.
- Golan Levin’s Interactivity and Computation Course (Fall 2018) at Carnegie Mellon University.
- The p5.js Code of Conduct.
In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we pledge to make participation in the class and its community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
- Using welcoming and inclusive language
- Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
- Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
- Focusing on what is best for the community
- Showing empathy towards other community members
- Offensive comments related to gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, language, neuro-type, size, ability, class, religion, culture, subculture, political opinion, age, skill level, occupation, or background
- Threats of violence
- Deliberate intimidation
- Sexually explicit or violent material
- Unwelcome sexual attention
- Stalking or following
- Or any other kinds of harassment
- Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
- Publishing others’ private information, such as a physical or electronic address, without explicit permission
- Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting
Use your best judgement. If it will possibly make others uncomfortable, do not post it.
This Code of Conduct applies both within class spaces and in public spaces when an individual is referencing the course or its community. Examples include posting via an official social media account, or referencing the course or its community at an online or offline event. The scope may be further defined and clarified by project maintainers.
The course professor (Daniel Shiffman) is responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable behavior and is expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any instances of unacceptable behavior. If you believe someone is violating the code of conduct, you may report it directly to Daniel Shiffman. If you do not feel comfortable reporting to Daniel Shiffman, please contact ITP Administration.
Tisch School of the Arts to dedicated to providing its students with a learning environment that is rigorous, respectful, supportive and nurturing so that they can engage in the free exchange of ideas and commit themselves fully to the study of their discipline. To that end Tisch is committed to enforcing University policies prohibiting all forms of sexual misconduct as well as discrimination on the basis of sex and gender. Detailed information regarding these policies and the resources that are available to students through the Title IX office can be found by using the following link: Title IX at NYU.