A Community of Honor
Today, the world is relying more than ever before on engineering and technology’s ability to solve the grand challenges of our time — namely, grand challenge problems in sustainability, health, security, and life enrichment, which are challenges that improve the human condition and the natural world. Additionally, due to the inherent complexity of our world, we know extraordinary advances in technology also have unintended consequences. Although engineers are crucial in shaping a world that addresses grand challenge problems, they also shoulder an even greater responsibility in addressing and preventing any unintended consequences.
Therefore, our times require that we educate trustworthy engineers — engineers who have not only exceptional technical competence but also exceptional character, the combination of which produces trust. Our graduates must be trustworthy engineers — sorely needed in today’s times when our world is changing exponentially fast and when technology and humanity are intertwined as never before. This necessity determines our actions as an academic community at USC Viterbi as we strive to help engineer a better world for all humanity. HONOR CODE Engineering enables and empowers our ambitions and is integral to our identities. In the Viterbi community, accountability is reflected in all our endeavors. Engineering+ Integrity Engineering+ Responsibility Engineering+ Community Think good. Do better. Be great. These are the pillars we stand upon as we address the challenges of society and enrich lives. In this pursuit, “excellence in all our endeavors” becomes part of our vision and the combined excellence in competence and in character shapes our shared endeavors as students and faculty. It encompasses how we conduct ourselves in the classroom, in the lab, and outside the curriculum. As a vibrant cross-section of academic and social cultures, our school provides an ecosystem characterized by outstanding competence and character, high ethical standards, and adherence to human values. These principles govern our education, research, innovation, and impact. In this endeavor, the Viterbi School aspires to always be a “Community of Trust” and a “Community of Honor”, where the actions of one represent us all. With a lifelong commitment to excellence in all our endeavors, we aspire to outstanding competence and outstanding character and to be trustworthy in a world of constant change. As members of the Viterbi academic community, we hold ourselves up to the highest standard of academic integrity.
It is this vision that guides us.
Dean Yannis C. Yortsos
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UNDERGRADUATE HANDBOOK 2024-2025
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