Ethics in Higher Education
This term describes the act of using someone else’s work as your own in academic settings.
What is plagiarism or academic dishonesty?
This practice involves protecting personal information from unauthorized access.
What is data privacy?
The name given to gifts or favors from any person, corporation, association, or anyone else that is given to an employee to secure favorable treatment or consideration from the recipient.
What is a gratuity or a bribe?
This phrase describes the expected behavior of employees in maintaining a professional image, including dress code and language used at work?
What is professional conduct? What is business etiquette?
This principle involves giving credit to original sources in academic work.
What is proper citation?
This term describes the act of hacking into someone else’s computer system.
What is cybercrime?
This occurs when personal interests could interfere with professional duties.
Conflict of Interest or Conflict of Commitment
This is the term for the act of deliberately ignoring or covering up unethical practices within the organization to protect oneself or the company.
What is a cover-up?
This law involves protecting the privacy of student records and information.
What is FERPA?
Taking someone’s photo without their permission and posting it online violates this ethical principle.
What is respect for privacy or consent?
This term refers to inappropriate behavior of a sexual nature in the workplace that creates a hostile or uncomfortable environment.
What is sexual harassment?
When using social media, employees are expected to avoid sharing confidential work information. Violating this could breach this professional standard.
What is Social Media Policy or Confidentiality?
What is FERPA or HIPAA?
This ethical issue arises when faculty members have relationships with students that could influence academic decisions.
What is a conflict of interest?
This principle involves ensuring that digital content is accessible to all users, including those with disabilities.
What is digital accessibility?
This term describes the act of reporting unethical or illegal activities within an organization.
What is whistleblowing?
Consistently following through on promises and meeting deadlines builds this quality in the workplace.
What is trustworthiness? What is reliability? What is accountability?
This principle involves ensuring that research is conducted in a way that is ethical and responsible.
What is research ethics?
This practice requires a computer user to verify their attempts to login using two different methods.
What is multi-factor authentication or MFA or two-factor authentication?
This term describes the act of favoring friends or relatives in professional settings.
What is nepotism?
What is trustworthiness? What is reliability? What is accountability?
What is collusion?