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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

LEAD 7210

ETHICS AND LAW

1 SEMESTER HOUR

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS

Supplementary packet available at the copy center.

OPTIONAL TEXTBOOKS/READINGS

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Reviewed are the major statutes and litigation affecting educational and educational-related areas as well as ethical decision-making practices. Emphasized is information about professional ethics and behavior appropriate to educational and educationally related settings.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK PRINCIPLES

SPECIFIC COURSE OUTCOMES

Educators will

  1. Understand the theoretical foundations of applied ethics.
  2. Appreciate the relationship between the concept of a public trust and the responsibilities of a professional relationship.
  3. Be able to compare and contrast the nature of ethical rules governing educators and other professionals.
  4. Identify the statutory authority underlying Georgia’s Professional Standards Commission and Professional Practices Commission.
  5. Understand the mission and responsibilities of the Professional Practices commission.
  6. Be aware of the provisions of different codes of ethics for educators.
  7. Understand how the Code of Standard applies to actual situations involving Georgia educators.
  8. Be able to relate the various provisions of the Code of Standards, as applied, to broad ethical principles and to the canons of the Code of Ethics.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

COURSE ACTIVITIES/ASSIGNMENTS/REQUIREMENTS

Presentation (mock hearing)

Examination

COURSE EVALUATION

EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS/METHODS

Presentation (mock hearing)

Examination

SCHEDULE OF EVALUATION

MIDTERM EVALUATION DATE

FINAL EXAM DATE/TIME

GRADING SCALE

A-above 90%

B-80% to 90%

C-70% to 80%

INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Frances Paterson

OFFICE HOURS

To be announced.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Two points will be deducted for each hour a student is late to class, ten points for each class missed, and two points for each calendar day an assignment is late. Students who miss 20% or more of the classes are subject to dismissal from the course. After missing a second class, you must schedule an appointment with the professor to discuss your continuation in the course.

SPECIAL NEEDS STATEMENT

Students requiring classroom accommodations or modifications because of a documented disability should discuss this need with the professor at the beginning of the quarter. Students not registered with the Special Services Program must contact the Special Services Office in Nevins Hall, Room 1115. The telephone number is 245-2498.

COURSE SCHEDULE

Week Topic
1 Ethics overview

(traditional ethical approaches)
2 Ethics and Power Relationships

(the public trust and professional responsibility , empathy)
3 Ethics and education

(nature of the educator-student and administrator-employee relationship, public trust, stewardship, the caring model)
4 Professional Codes for Educators

(NEA, AASA, Georgia Code,

(Georgia) Code of Ethics for Educators, (Georgia) Standards of Conduct).
5 Standards of Conduct

Standard 1: "Disregard or abandonment of generally recognized professional standards"

Standard 2: "Dishonesty"
6 Standards of Conduct

Standard 3: "Misrepresentation or falsification in the course of professional practice"

Standard 4: "Improper remunerative conduct"
7 Standards of Conduct

Standard 5: "Abuse of students"
8 Standards of Conduct

Standard 5: "Abuse of students"
9 Standards of Conduct

Standard 5: "Abuse of students"
10 Standards of Conduct

Standard 6: "Confidential Information"

Standard 7: "Unconstitutional or discriminatory acts"

Standard 8: "Failure to make a required report"
11 Standards of Conduct

Standard 9: "Alcohol or controlled substance abuse"

Standard 10: "Criminal acts"
12 Standards of Conduct

Standard 10: "Criminal acts"
13 Standards of Conduct

Standard 10: "Criminal acts"
14 Standards of Conduct

Standard 11: "Public funds and property"

Standard 12: "Unauthorized professional practice"

Standard 13: "Abandonment of contract for professional services"
15 FINAL EXAMINATION

 

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Submitted by: Chief Compiler: Date:
Valdosta State University
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta, GA  31698-0102		 Susan R. Worth
sworth@valdosta.edu
Phone: 912-333-5932
Fax: 912-333-7167		 February 1, 1999

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