Week 3 | Part 3: Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity and Professional Ethics

I have analyzed the relationship between academic integrity and writing, as well as the relationship between professional practices and scholarly ethics. I have also identified strategies I intend to pursue to maintain integrity and ethics of my academic work while a student of the MSN program, as well as my professional work as a nurse throughout my career. The results of these efforts are shared below. NURSING 6003: Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing.

Directions: In the space below craft your analysis/writing sample, including Part 1 (The Connection Between Academic and Professional Integrity) and Part 2 (Strategies for Maintaining Integrity of Work).

SAMPLE ANSWER

Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity and Professional Ethics

Introduction

If you’re a teacher, you know firsthand how important it is to share your own experiences when talking about academic integrity or professional ethics. But what are some other ways to do that? In this post, I’ll discuss strategies for explaining these topics in an engaging way that appeals not just to teachers but also students.

Explain the importance of integrity and ethics in the workplace by sharing your own experiences.

Explain the importance of integrity and ethics in the workplace by sharing your own experiences.

Discuss why it is important to be honest, fair and ethical in all dealings with others. Share examples from your past that demonstrate how you have been faced with ethical dilemmas in the workplace. Tell them what you did or did not do when faced with such a situation, as well as how you responded to it. Also share some examples of times when someone else behaved unethically at work (e.g., stealing from coworkers) or misrepresented facts about themselves when dealing with customers (or clients).

By doing this research work yourself, you can get into detail about why these behaviors are unacceptable—and more importantly: why they shouldn’t happen again!

Use real-world examples.

Use real-world examples to help students understand the importance of academic integrity and professional ethics. Examples should be relevant to students’ lives, so you need to find something that’s going on in your discipline at the moment. For instance, if you’re teaching an introductory course on ethics in business, then perhaps you could talk about recent cases involving corporate corruption or bribery scandals (e.g., Volkswagen). Or if you teach a course on health care reform in America over the last fifty years (or whatever), then maybe some of our current political debates would be good places to start looking into how people think about these issues today—for example: whether they believe there has been too much government interference with private industry, whether they think it’s more important for public institutions like hospitals or insurers/health systems etcetera

This will give students insight into what kinds of ethical issues might arise when working under different circumstances within different fields; so even though this may seem pretty basic stuff right now because we’ve all been taught about what constitutes “good” behavior throughout school programs up until now – it still helps reinforce those concepts later once someone begins working professionally (“Good Job!”).

Ask open-ended questions.

• Ask open-ended questions. Open-ended questions are those that can’t be answered with a simple “yes” or “no.” For example, instead of asking if students are aware of academic integrity policies, you could ask them why they think this is important for their future.

Use ethical knowledge tests.

To promote academic integrity, you must use ethical knowledge tests. An ethical knowledge test assesses your students’ knowledge of academic ethics and professionalism.

Ethical knowledge tests should be given regularly throughout the year as part of an assessment plan for each course or class. These assessments can be used to evaluate whether your students understand what constitutes acceptable behavior in academia, what actions are inappropriate for a student in his/her position (e.g., plagiarism), when it is appropriate to take on extra commitments (e.g., tutoring), how best to respond when faced with difficult situations at work or school (e.g., conflict resolution).

Develop a code of conduct and enforce it.

A code of conduct is an organized set of expectations for behavior. It should be developed by the faculty and staff members, with input from students and other stakeholders. The goal is to create a document that clearly articulates what your institution expects from everyone involved in academic and professional activities on campus, as well as how you will respond when people violate those expectations.

You may want to consider using one of these templates:

• [Code of Conduct Template](https://www.slidesharecdn.com/slide-1/embeds/0/d5feac042650f9ea8a0e621ef1b2cbd6/-23286768779769891053/3872612_13730203583676_222524247795115425_n-153×150). This template was created by our staff member Paula, who worked closely with us throughout the year on making sure our code was consistent with ours at her institution (UCSC).

• [Sample Code for Academic Integrity](https://docs.googleusercontent.com/document/d/19iKjDoQtNqSgSZFRTKMLDh9d8WFNBEYktvMwHmJpF4c/) contains links to sample codes from other institutions around the country—including some we’ve worked with!

Lead by example

• Lead by example.

• Don’t make excuses for bad behavior. If you see someone else doing something wrong, don’t say “it’s not my problem.” It is your problem; you are responsible for what goes on in your department and any repercussions that may come from it. If a student makes a mistake, address it directly and honestly as soon as possible—don’t wait until the next day or week when everything has died down and everyone has forgotten about it (or worse yet, become used to it).

• Don’t be afraid to address bad behavior: There will always be those students who do things differently than others around them do, but this doesn’t mean they should get away with breaking rules or acting inappropriately because of their unique personalities or backgrounds. Apologize when necessary: An apology can go far toward improving relationships between colleagues at work without resorting back into old habits of blaming others instead of taking responsibility yourself!

There are multiple ways to teach people about academic integrity and professional ethics.

There are multiple ways to teach people about academic integrity and professional ethics.

• Use real-world examples: If you want your students to understand the importance of ethical decision making, show them what happens when the rules aren’t followed.

• Use open-ended questions: Ask your students for their thoughts on an issue or situation that could happen in class—and give them plenty of time to respond before moving on (e.g., “What do you think would happen if someone cheated during this assignment?”). This will give them plenty of opportunity to practice reflecting on their own responses while also providing opportunities for discussion between peers and instructors alike!

• Develop an ethical knowledge test: You can ask questions like “Who should pay more attention while driving?” or “How much did people spend on groceries today?” Then ask both groups what they know about these topics before revealing information based upon how well each group answered those questions (e.g., “The average person spends $20 per week shopping at Walmart.”); having everyone guess whether their answer was correct helps reinforce learning outcomes because it forces students into thinking critically about information being presented them during class time rather than just memorizing facts without any thought behind why we’re doing so now…

Conclusion

Through the use of motivational strategies, real-world examples and ethical tests, you can help students understand the importance of academic integrity and professional ethics in their everyday lives.

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