<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The implementation of tools and techniques of the management of ethics in the academic environment has its own peculiarities arising from the nature of the expert, scientific, pedagogical, but also administrative work of university staff, requiring a considerable degree of autonomy and freedom. The aim of this case study is to present the views of university teachers and PhD students from a selected faculty of a public university in Slovakia on the implementation of tools and techniques for the management of ethics and to identify specific risks associated with the nature of the code of ethics and its introduction into practice. Qualitative research was conducted using focus groups during the implementation of the code of ethics, while quantitative research was subsequently conducted by an anonymous electronic questionnaire shortly after the introduction of the code into practice.</p></abstract>

The implementation of tools and techniques of the management of ethics in the academic environment has its own peculiarities arising from the nature of the expert, scientific, pedagogical, but also administrative work of university staff, requiring a considerable degree of autonomy and freedom. The aim of this case study is to present the views of university teachers and PhD students from a selected faculty of a public university in Slovakia on the implementation of tools and techniques for the management of ethics and to identify specific risks associated with the nature of the code of ethics and its introduction into practice. Qualitative research was conducted using focus groups during the implementation of the code of ethics, while quantitative research was subsequently conducted by an anonymous electronic questionnaire shortly after the introduction of the code into practice.

Specifics of introducing a code of ethics into the academic environment

Ethics & Bioethics

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The implementation of tools and techniques of the management of ethics in the academic environment has its own peculiarities arising from the nature of the...

Specifics of introducing a code of ethics into the academic environment

Published Online: Jul 19, 2018

Page range: 91 - 108

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2018-0011

Keywords
social norms, ethical infrastructure, code of ethics, academic environment, focus groups

© 2018 Martin Lačný, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Specifics of introducing a code of ethics into the academic environment

Published Online: Jul 19, 2018

Page range: 91 - 108

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2018-0011

Keywordssocial norms, ethical infrastructure, code of ethics, academic environment, focus groups

© 2018 Martin Lačný, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
social norms, ethical infrastructure, code of ethics, academic environment, focus groups