• help to establish and maintain a positive and supportive online learning environment;
• treat all other students and tutors and their opinions with respect, cultural sensitivity and politeness;
• treat any information that their partner shares with them as confidential and not retell to third-parties;
• be responsive and participate to the best of their ability;
• be on time for all tandems and let partner know if they need to cancel.
• be supportive and constructive when offering feedback to other students.
• dress appropriately (as they would if they were going to a public event);
• attend all tandems from a suitable and appropriate location (not in a loud public location such as a coffee shop or on a train);
• share any concern that they have about another student with the course team;
• let the course team know immediately if they feel unsafe in a tandem.

The Tandem MOOC team reserves the right to remove students who violate this Code of Conduct from the course.