Curated OER
The Unspoken Words of Media Ethics: Do we know what they are?
Students read codes of ethics from the New York Times, Washington Post, Society of Professional Journalists and the American Society of Newspaper Editors. In this Civics instructional activity, 10th graders role-play ethical...
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Society of Professional Journalists: Ethics
The text of Society of Professional Journalists' code of Ethics. Created by media ethicist Jay Black, Ph.D., the site includes links to resources and information of SPJ's ethics hotline.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Documentary: A Fragile Trust: Lesson Plan
This lesson explores the Jayson Blair story and other cases where journalists have breached the code of ethics in their efforts to get the story out. Young scholars will examine the journalism code of ethics and its importance. They will...
University of Hawai'i
University of Hawaii: Business Editors Ethics Code
The official ethics code of The Society of American Business Editors and Writers provided for by the University of Hawaii.
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Society of Professional Journalists: Code of Ethics
The complete text of the Code of Ethics by the Society of Professional Journalists.
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Ethics web.ca: Guidelines for Writing a Code of Ethics
Gives practical and logical steps to writing and creating a personal code of ethics. Applicable for writers as well as businesses and individuals.
Indiana University
Indiana University: Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It
A guide for the student to understand what plagiarism is and how to avoid it in their work.
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California Academy of Physician Assistants: Homepage
Home page for California Academy of Physician Assistants, one of the largest statewide organizations of Physician Assistants. This site has a great deal of information regarding the P.A. career. Included in this site are a brief history...
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Online Ethics Center
This resource is a very extensive site that examines ethics in engineering and the natural sciences.
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Prism Magazine: Student Plagiarism in an Online World
Prism Magazine offers an essay on student plagiarism and how to track down if the paper is plagiarized.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Ethics and Social Responsibility in Business
Students will conduct on-line research of 5 major corporate websites in order to write a code of ethics for a fictitious company they will create. The students will then describe how these ethical guidelines relate to any or all of the...
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Ethics web.ca: Codes of Ethics
This site includes links to the Code of Ethics for several major corporations and businesses. Includes related links as well.