Description: Read sample code(s) of ethics and guidelines and formulate their own code of ethics for students’ field.
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Level: B2
Target audience: all college level students
General goals/objectives: Writing a Code of Ethics
Specific goals/objectives: reading, writing, speaking
Materials needed for activity: (check the following)
X internet access X projector _ speakers _ printout X BYOD (Bring Your Own Device – smartphone, tablet)
_ other: ___________________
Time: 75 minutes
Overview: Students read sample code(s) of ethics and guidelines to help them formulate their own code of ethics for their field.
Activity 1
Read a sample code of ethics- consider what should be included.
Activity 2
Read guidelines of how to write a Code of Ethics and write a Code of Ethics for your field.
Activity 3
Follow up discussion.
Supplementary Materials
Recent ethical scandals for discussion:
- The Volkswagen Scandal – September 2015
- http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/at-work/education/vw-scandal-shocking-but-not-surprising-ethicists-say
Related LOs
- Introduction to Ethics
- The Ethics of IT Professionals in China
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| Production/Writing | Overall written production | Can write straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar topics within his/her field of interest and/or expertise by linking a series of shorter discrete elements into a linear sequence (adapted B1) |
| Interaction/ Spoken | Information exchange | Can exchange, check and confirm accumulated factual information on familiar routine and non-routine matters in his/her field with some confidence (B1+) |
| Can summarize and give his/her own opinion about a topic in his/her own field with some confidence (adapted B1+) |
[/tabcontent][tabcontent]Writing a Code of Ethics
Read a sample Code of Ethics and consider what should be included in a Code of Ethics for your field.
Choose from the following:
The Electronic Industry Code of Conduct
Write a Code of Ethics for a CS (Electrical Engineering etc. ) student, CS faculty member, CS professional.
Use this guide of what to include and these writing tips
Discuss
Share your Code of Ethics with the class and discuss the following:
Do you think that your Code would change if you were relocated to a different country?
Are Codes of Ethics universal? Should they be?
Should there be rewards for implementing the Code? Punishments for breaking the code?
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