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Student Code of Conduct:. Only the Beginning of the Conversation…hopefully. Survey Results. 243 members of the Durham Tech community participated in the Code of Conduct survey. Of the 243 participants, there were 101 students and 143 faculty or staff members.
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Student Code of Conduct: Only the Beginning of the Conversation…hopefully
Survey Results 243 members of the Durham Tech community participated in the Code of Conduct survey. Of the 243 participants, there were 101 students and 143 faculty or staff members. The survey was open to all faculty and staff, but the student population was less open. Student participants were likely from a class using Blackboard as part of instruction.
Scenario #1 While standing in line at the Testing Center, a student expresses his aggravation at how long the line is and how slowly it is moving, but he does so using foul and inappropriate language. He makes comments, such as, “This f#&*ing sucks. Why can’t Durham Tech get their s&*# together? It seems like I’m always waiting in some f#&*ing line. This is bulls&*#.” Several others in line overhear these remarks, as do you, and are clearly offended by and uncomfortable with his means of expression. Would you consider this student in violation of the Student Code of Conduct?
Scenario #1 93.1 % Students said YES 6.9 % Students said NO 85.3 % Faculty/Staff said YES 14.7 % Faculty/Staff said NO
Scenario #2 In an English class, a student decides that he would like to explore the “appropriate use of the ‘N-word’” as an argumentative research paper topic. In discussing his idea with his classmates, he uses the word several times. His classmates are vocal about the historically offensive nature of the word and its negative implications on society; however, the student is adamant that the use of this word should not be deemed inappropriate in certain contexts. A lively discussion ensues, and the student refuses to discontinue the use of this word, even after being asked by his classmates, not the instructor, to refrain from using it. Would you consider this student in violation of the Student Code of Conduct?
Scenario #2 80.2 % Students said YES 19.8 % Students said NO 51.7 % Faculty/Staff said YES 48.3 % Faculty/Staff said NO
Scenario #3 A group of young women continually talk amongst themselves during class, sometimes about relevant subject matter and sometimes not, while the instructor is delivering a lecture, providing notes, or leading group work. The young women are not necessarily interrupting the educational process; however, others in the class have passively expressed annoyance with them. For example, classmates have begun to distance themselves from the talking group and continually try to avoid participating in group activities with them. Would you consider these women in violation of the Student Code of Conduct?
Scenario #3 68.3 % of Students said YES 31.7 % of Students said NO 69.2 % of Faculty/Staff said YES 30.8 % of Faculty/Staff said NO
Scenario #4 For an oral presentation, a student has decided to enlighten his classmates with a presentation about his favorite baseball hero, Mickey Mantle. During his presentation, he plans to demonstrate for his audience Mantle’s unique batting stance and swing. At the last minute before leaving home, he decides to bring to class a wooden bat to use as a prop in his presentation. The student does not alert his instructor of his plan to bring the bat to class, and he simply walks across campus, with bat in hand, to his class. Would you consider this student in violation of the Student Code of Conduct?
Scenario #4 37.6 % of Students said YES 62.4 % of Students said NO 28.7 % Faculty/Staff said YES 71.3 % Faculty/Staff said NO
Scenario #5 In her cultural anthropology class, a student has chosen to research female circumcision and its impact on female sexuality for her final research project of the semester. At the library, she continually gets blocked by Web Sense from websites she wishes to view. The student does not understand Web Sense and why it will not allow her access to the websites. She asks a librarian, and the librarian alerts her to the fact that the websites she wishes to view are considered “pornographic” websites and, therefore, she cannot view them using Durham Tech’s resources. Would you consider this student in violation of the Student Code of Conduct?
Scenario #5 25.7 % of Students said YES 74.3 % of Students said NO 8.4 % of Faculty/Staff said YES 91.6 % of Faculty/Staff said NO
Scenario #6 A University Transfer student, two semesters away from graduating from Durham Tech, has already met with her advisor, but she changes her mind about the classes she wishes to take next semester. Without checking with her advisor or the Advising Center, the student registers for a different set of classes than what was previously approved by her advisor. Would you consider this student in violation of the Student Code of Conduct?
Scenario #6 55.4 % of Students said YES 44.6 % of Students said NO 49.7 % of Faculty/Staff said YES 50.3 % of Faculty/Staff said NO
So….Is there a difference between Student perspective and Faculty/Staff perspective?
Not really, but… There is a difference between the INTERPRETATION of the rhetoric of the Code of Conduct within each group. The question then becomes, ARE WE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT?
Where do we go? Do we: • Do nothing? • Rewrite the text to eliminate so much grey area? • Leave the text as is to allow for individual interpretations of violations? • Appoint a Task Force to conduct more research and continue this discussion?
