Ethics Online Tutor Training Module

1. Module 10: ETHICS Clark State Community College Online Tutor Training

2. Training Module Instructions Hi and Welcome! Today we will be exploring Ethics! Throughout this module you will see a on the bottom right hand corner. Once you have read through the slide, click on the to proceed to the next slide. LET’S GET STARTED!

3. The Goal of this Instruction is for: Tutors to administer and perform the professional standards established by Clark State Community College.

4. Your Objectives! • Apply the Tutor Code of Ethics • Identify Clark State’s Academic Ethics Policy • Detect Academic Dishonesty • Recognize Plagiarism • Determine Violations of Procedures • Manage Tutor/Tutee relationships • Maintain Tutor/Tutee Confidentiality

5. CODE OF ETHICS

6. CODE OF ETHICS

7. CLARK STATE ACADEMIC ETHICS POLICY

8. Let’s Review! The Role of a Tutor is to: • Enable students to do their own work • Provide honest feedback • Demonstrate faith in students’ learning abilities • Understand that tutor/tutee relationships are professional • Show respect • Recognize that we are not all knowing

9. Let’s Review! The Role of a Tutor is to: • Maintain accurate records • Respect students’ personal dignity • Be on time • Keep student information confidential • Assist student in discovering how he/she best learns

10. Let’s Review! The Role of a Tutor is to: • Share concerns with supervisor • Expect to learn along with the student • Keep current in you subject areas • Remain flexible with your approach • Share techniques

11. CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE! *Click on a topic to begin your adventure! Academic Dishonesty, Plagiarism & Procedure Violations The Dos and Don'ts of Tutor/Tutee Relationships

12. JANE’S STORY Jane is a veteran tutor in the Success Center. She is meeting a tutee to help him work through the end of chapter questions for microeconomics. When the tutee arrives, he sits down with 2 notebooks. One notebook belongs to a friend that is in the same class as the tutee. Before they begin, the tutee states that he already has the answers to the questions. He begins to copy the answers from his friend’s notebook.

13. What should Jane do?*CLICK YOUR ANSWER BELOW* Jane should leave the tutee to copy the answers and go work on her own school work. Jane should review the answers before the tutee copy’s the answers as his own. Jane should tell the tutee that she cannot be apart of this. It is dishonest and if he continues she will need to report him to her supervisor.

14. Sure Jane’s school work is just as important, but… The tutor’s ultimate tutoring goal is for the tutee to be a better learner and to teach the tutee ways to do a better job. Jane should..

15. Making sure that the answer’s are correct is smart to do before copying answers but….. Aiding, abetting, or attempting to commit an act or action that would constitute academic dishonesty is plagiarism and a violation of procedures. Jane should….

16. YES! Jane should tell the tutee that she can not be a part of academic dishonesty. Aiding, abetting, or attempting to commit an act or action that would constitute academic dishonesty is plagiarism and a violation of procedures.

17. Jack’s Story Jack is a new tutor in the Success Center. He is meeting a tutee to help her study for an Algebra exam. When the tutee arrives, she is crying. She explains that she has to get a B on this test or she will fail the class. If she fails the class she loses her scholarship and will have no other way to pay for her education.

18. What should Jack do?*CLICK YOUR ANSWER BELOW* Tell the tutee that he can acquire the answer key for the Algebra exam, for a price. Tell the tutee to suck it up; it is her fault that she has failed the other exams and she doesn’t deserve to continue school anyways. You don’t have time for this. Be positive. Tell the tutee that she can do this and that they will take it one problem at a time to get her prepared for this exam.

19. Sure, tutors could always use extra money by helping someone out but…. Possessing, buying, selling, obtaining, giving, or using a copy of any unauthorized materials intended to be used as or in the preparation of a quiz or examination is academic dishonesty. Jack should….

20. Sure it makes sense to put the tutee in her place. After all we are all responsible for our actions but… A tutor must have respect for the tutee’s personal dignity and must accept that individual without judgment. Jack should …

21. Yes! Jack should be positive! A tutor’s major motivation is building the tutee’s self-confidence. Tutors respect the tutee’s personal dignity and accepts that individual without judgment.

22. Janet’s Story Janet has been a tutor for 4 months. She is meeting a tutee to help her with a research paper for Business Ethics. The tutee arrives with her two children. She has the information to Janet and says that she can’t stay; she doesn’t have time to work on this research paper because of her kids. She asks Janet to write the research paper for her and she will pick it up in a couple days.

23. What should Janet do?*CLICK YOUR ANSWER BELOW* Tell the tutee that she will do it. She sees that the mother is having a hard time and wants to help out. Explain to the tutee that this is considered Plagiarism and she will not be a part of it. Tell the tutee that she can just use your research paper from that class 2 years ago. The professor won’t remember!

24. It is understandable to be kind, caring, and compassionate to those who are having difficulty but… Tutor’s understand that the tutor’s role is never to do the tutee’s work. Janet should…..

25. Yes! Knowingly permitting one’s work to be submitted by another person as if it were the submitter's original work is Plagiarism and a violation of procedures prescribed to protect the integrity of an assignment.

26. Sure you just saved yourself, and the tutee, some time by giving her a 2 year old research paper for the same class but… Submitting an assignment purporting to be the student’s original work that has been wholly or partly created by another person is plagiarism and a violation of procedures prescribed to protect that integrity of an assignment. Janet should…

27. Let’s Review! The bottom line: Academic Dishonesty by a student, whether they are the performer or just an accomplice, is a violation of procedures that protect the integrity of quizzes, examinations, and assignments.

28. Dos & Don’ts of Tutor/TuteeRelationships DO: • Keep the relationship professional • Build Rapport, trust, & respect • Keep tutee’s records confidential • Refer Tutees to the counseling center for advice about personal concerns

29. Dos & Don’ts of Tutor/TuteeRelationships DON’T • Tutor a tutee if a personal relationship occurs • Discuss tutee’s records with anyone except your supervisor • Reveal personal information about yourself • Use the session for discussing social matters

30. SCENARIO 1 Tutee: I cannot wait until this weekend because a bunch of us are going out. What are you going to do this weekend? *Click on each photo to learn how they respond*

31. SCENARIO 2 Tutee: I must admit, I think you are really cute. We seem to have a lot in common too. So, are you seeing anyone? I would love for us to get together for dinner. *Click on each photo to learn how they respond*

32. SCENARIO 3 Tutee: I just have so much pressure with my husband, kids, work, and school. Things just keep building up. I’m glad I can come in here and escape things and talk to you. *Click on each photo to learn how they respond*

33. MARK “Sounds fun. I am going to Columbus with some friends so we can watch the Ohio State/Michigan football game.”

34. SUZIE “How fun! I am going to have such a busy weekend! I am going shopping on Friday, my boyfriend is taking me to dinner and to see a movie on Saturday, and then homework all day Sunday.”

35. TIM “That sounds fun for you. I am not sure what my plans are. So let’s see how this next problem differs from the one you just did.”

36. Who handled it best??*Select the photo of your answer below* MARK TIM SUZIE

37. Chatting about social matters during a session with a tutee is not appropriate. The focus should always be about instruction of a course subject.

38. Correct! Tutors should refrain from sharing personal information with the tutee and should refrain from chatting about social matters during an instructional session.

39. JANE “Awe I am so flattered! Let me check my schedule but I think I am free on Saturday. Pick me up at 7:00?”

40. LISA “I am sorry, but I like to keep my relationships at work strictly professional. So, let’s look at the next theory….”

41. CJ “I am so glad you said that because I think we have a lot in common too. Let’s spend the rest of this session getting to know each other.”

42. Who handled it best??*Select the photo of your answer below* JANE CJ LISA

43. It is not appropriate for a tutor to date one of their tutees.

44. Correct! It is inappropriate for a tutor to date one of their tutees. Relationships between a tutor and a tutee should remain strictly professional.

45. JASON “Sounds like you are busy and have a lot of items on your plate. Hopefully we can use our time together each week to work on your coursework to ease that pressure. Let’s look at this concept….”

46. MARLEY “I am so sorry to hear that. I understand how hard it can be sometimes. I am always here to listen.”

47. CHRIS “I know you have been having such a hard time lately. I don’t want to add anymore pressure to you right now. So let’s not work on this algebra so we can talk more about what’s been bothering you.”

48. Who handled it best??*Select the photo of your answer below* JASON CHRIS MARLEY

49. Tutor’s are not the tutee’s therapist. Tutees should be referred to the Counseling Center for advice about personal issues.

50. Correct! Tutor’s are not the tutee’s therapist. It is not appropriate to discuss the personal issues of a tutee during an instructional session.