Exaggerated accomplishments or inflated GPAs are a warning flag to employers. Some companies have terminated a new employee when a background check proves that the information supplied by the student is false. However, each student should be encouraged to think through what the actions really mean, and what the consequences of those actions might be. Preparing yourself to respond ethically may prevent falling into a pattern of increasingly unethical behavior, before you realize what is happening. Your instructor will give you some helpful questions to ask yourself as you sort out dilemmas.
Many professions have a written code of ethics.
A code is simply a system of behaviors which tells others what principles govern or control a profession's actions. It gives people a foundation to depend upon when dealing with a profession. Sexual harassment involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors or verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. It is usually imposed on a person in an unequal power relationship through abuse of authority. Central to this concept is the use of implied reward or threat of deprivation which interferes with the academic or work effectiveness of the victims.