Individual Memo Class Activity

1. What is the purpose of the ethics guidelines statement?
The purpose of the ethics guidelines statement is to give a basic outline of acceptable ethical behavior inside and outside of the classroom, and gives examples of how these values are to be applied

2. How specific and comprehensive is this statement?
The specificity and comprehensiveness of the statement is well put considering all the guidelines and examples there are following the statement.

3. Would you like to suggest adding more ethical codes into it based on your experience as a TTU student?
I do not have any ethical codes to suggest to be added based on my experiences as a TTU student

4. How effectively does the ethics guidelines statement demonstrate the Department's Philosophy ?
The effectiveness of the ethics guidelines statement demonstrating the Department Philosophy seems to skim the top. When I read the Department philosophy it really emphasized hoe the English department wasn’t to teach the student English so that they are not facing obstacles within the English field.

5. How effectively does the statement describe proper and improper behavior and practice for students? Please use at least three examples from the statement to support your analysis/answers.
The statement effectively describes the proper and improper behavior and practice for students
The three examples from the statement:
1. Responsibility; keep informed with regard to university policies and individual instructors’ policies and procedures—ignorance is not an excuse
2. Fairness; recognize that grades are earned, not given.
3. Respect; recognize and value the different talents, backgrounds, and beliefs of individual students and faculty. (I thought this was a really good one)




Memo
Date: February 18, 2008
To: Dr. Liu
From: Lindsey Burns
Subject: Responding to the readings on the Ethics Guidelines statement.

This memo discusses detail of the Ethics Guidelines for students entailing improper behavior and practice for students.

Summary: My readings of the Ethics Guidelines Statement is that it was very well thought out and written.

Discussion:
The Ethics Guidelines Statement was very well thought out because it goes over several characteristics that one should have as a student as well as an adult; clarity, honesty, tolerance, respect, objectivity, fairness, engagement, and responsibility.
Ethics Guidelines Statement was very well written because it gives three examples of each code to follow to clarify what each of the specific codes or behavior qualities each student should keep in mind as a student. If there were no examples then the readers of the statement would not have a clarified idea of what the entire statement means.

Conclusion: In conclusion the Ethics Guidelines for students is needed for proper functioning of the school campus.