Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3339 - Miami University › Chapter 3339-5 - Responsibility of Academic Instruction › Section 3339-5-03 - Professional ethics and responsibilities

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The university senate, on February 13,
				1969, adopted the "statement on professional ethics" of the American
				association of university professors.
The professor, guided by a deep
				conviction of the worth and dignity of the advancement of knowledge, recognizes
				the special responsibilities place upon them. The professor's primary
				responsibility to his or her subject is to seek and to state the truth as they
				see it. To this end they will devote their energies to developing and improving
				their scholarly competence. The faculty member accepts the obligation to
				exercise critical self discipline and judgment in using, extending and
				transmitting knowledge. They practice intellectual honesty. Although he/she may
				follow subsidiary interests, these interests may never seriously hamper or
				compromise their freedom of inquiry.
As teachers, professors encourage the
				free pursuit of learning in students. Teachers exemplify the best scholarly
				standards of their disciplines. They demonstrate respect for students as
				individuals, and adhere to their proper roles as intellectual guides and
				counselors. Professors make every reasonable effort to foster honest academic
				conduct and to assure that their evaluations of students reflect students' true
				merit. Faculty members respect the confidential nature of the relationship
				between professor and student. They avoid any exploitation of students for
				their private advantage and acknowledge significant assistance from them.
				Professors protect their academic freedom. No faculty member shall be obliged
				to make the academic work of students available for inspection by any third
				party in the absence of compulsory legal process, without bona fide academic
				reasons, or without the express written consent of the student.
As colleagues, professors have
				obligations that derive from common membership in the community of scholars.
				They respect and defend the free inquiry of their associates. In the exchange
				of criticism and ideas they show due respect for the opinions of others. They
				acknowledge their academic debts and strive to be objective in their
				professional judgment of colleagues. Professors accept their share of faculty
				responsibilities for the governance of their institution.
As a member of their institution, the
				professor seeks above all to be an effective teacher and scholar. Although they
				observe the stated regulations of the institution, provided they do not
				contravene academic freedom, they maintain their right to criticize and seek
				revision. Faculty members determine the amount and character of work they do
				outside their institution with due regard to the paramount responsibilities
				within it. When considering the interruption or termination of their services,
				professors recognize the effects of their decision upon the program of the
				institution and give notice of their intention.
As members of the community, professors
				have the rights and obligations of any citizen. They measure the urgency of
				these obligations in the light of their responsibilities to their subject, to
				their students, to the profession, and to the institution. When they speak or
				act as private individuals they avoid creating the impression that they speak
				or act for the college or university. As citizens engaged in a profession that
				depends upon freedom for its health and integrity, professors have a particular
				obligation to promote conditions of free inquiry and to further public
				understanding of academic freedom.
Replaces: 3339-5-03