Ethical commitment and responsibility in the university context
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Ethical commitment, Responsibility, Higher education, University teaching staffAbstract
INTRODUCTION. The exceptional situation of virtual education made necessary by the pandemic of COVID-19 opened up a university debate on students’ ethical commitment and responsibility with regard to authenticating their identity and authorship when presenting their work for assessment. The central theme was individual responsibility and the ethical commitment of the student, two cross-sectional competences common to many university degrees and master’s degrees. METHOD. This article aims to analyse, define and provide content for these competences from the perspective of their acquisition by students. RESULTS. Applying this conceptual approach, a set of guidelines are offered to university teachers for promoting and teaching the two competences mentioned. DISCUSSION. The paper aims to demonstrate that the exemplary role of the teaching staff and the university institution is crucial for promoting student responsibility and ethical commitment.
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