Philadelphia University Public Health Discussion

you will act as if you have been hired as consultants to help the UoPeople Human Resources department by creating a Code of Conduct to include in their employee ethics training and in the Employee Handbook.  Familiarize yourself with all parts and types of Codes of Conduct, and reflect on what makes the most sense to include in a Code of Conduct for the University of the People faculty and staff.Your team will be submitting a fully articulated Code of Conduct (you are encouraged to locate examples of Codes of Conduct, in addition to other research necessary to complete this task.)  Your team will also be required to write a one-page rationale, at the beginning of the paper, explaining what components you decided to include, as well as what you decided to leave out and why.  It will be important for someone in your group to capture these decisions/negotiations as the group works together.

To prepare for this activity, read and take notes on the following.

Review the

Ethics & Compliance Initiative’s Code of Conduct toolkit

.  Read through the sections (available on the right in the blue box) paying particular attention to these:

Definition of Values

Why Have a Code of Conduct?

Code Construction and Content

Common Code Provisions

Ten Styling Tips for Writing an Effective Code of Conduct

Read the guidelines below for writing a Code of Conduct:

Insights for Writing a Code of Ethics

Creating a Company Code of Ethics

Writing a Code of Conduct requires understanding the values of a business. You will want to review the University of the People website to understand the organization better:

UoPeople: Mission & Values

UoPeople: About Us

Units 4 -6

Working in your teams you will act as if you have been hired as consultants to help the UoPeople Human Resources department by creating a Code of Conduct to include in their employee ethics training and in the Employee Handbook. Familiarize yourself with all parts and types of Codes of Conduct, and reflect on what makes the most sense to include in a Code of Conduct for the University of the People faculty and staff.

Your Code of Conduct should include a section that explicitly addresses the organizations sustainability perspective and policy. Further, each team member should intentionally and explicitly incorporate language that clarifies how sustainability issues (interpreted broadly) apply and interact with their assigned element of the Code of Conduct group project. Finally, the Code of Conduct should include a definition of sustainability as it applies to the organization.

Your team will be submitting a fully articulated Code of Conduct. You are encouraged to locate examples of Codes of Conduct, in addition to other research necessary to complete this task. Your team will also be required to write a one-page rationale, at the beginning of the paper, explaining what components you decided to include, as well as what you decided to leave out and why.