Ethics in academics

1. ETHICS IN
ACADEMICS
Vaibhavi Rathod

2. FACULTY
ADMINISTRATORSTUDENT

3. Academic Integrity
 Involves firm adherence to academic honesty and ethical conduct consistent with
five values:
Honesty
Respect
Responsibility
Accountabilit
y
Integrity

4. STUDENTS
 Cheating
 Punctuality
 Professional behaviour
 Misuse of data, fabrication of data, omission or concealment of conflicting data
 Use of others work without citation, using unpublished work without permission
Academic dishonesty is a serious matter for professional students committed
to intellectual pursuits and it should be adjudicated strictly and unbiasedly

5. FACULTY
 Encourage students to learn with a conducive environment
 Respect students educational goals
 Punctuality and responsibility to teach missed classes
 Confidence and confidentiality between faculty and student
 Avoid exploitation of student for personal advantage eg. Publication
 Respect students freedom to learn
 Fair and impartial evaluation

6. ADMINISTRATORS
 Availability of a conducive environment for learning
 Adequate staffing
 Appreciation for work done
 Adequate infrastructure
 Addressing student and faculty grievances
 Defining responsibilities of faculty

7. RESPONSIBILITIES
 Responsibilities to colleagues
- respect and avoid interference with the associates work
- acknowledge contributions of others to their work
 Responsibilities to the profession
- ensure advancement of the profession
- keeing up to date with professional growth
- adhering to the norms of professional bodies
 Responsibilities to community
- her knowledge should serve the community
- academician should be a role model since large number of students are influenced by
her

9. ISSUES
 Inadequate knowledge of profession of the administrations
 Advertisement
 Admission process
 Fee structure – Hidden fees
 Faculty student ratio
 Depth of instruction
 Overlap in other areas
 Use of patients for teaching purposes
 Examiner – examinee
 Specialisations
 Prohibitive actions

11. THANK YOU