Unacknowledged Ethicists On Campuses Summary

Today, students are expected to understand and follow a general Code of Ethics, that they think is right on a college level. The author of “The Unacknowledged Ethicists on Campuses,” David A. Hoekema is the chair of the philosophy department and a philosophy professor at Calvin college. Hoekema is the chair of the philosophy department and a philosophy professor at Calvin college. David Callahan is the editor of the blog PolicyShop. He is known for his exploration on issues related to finances and ethics. His article, “A Better Way to Prevent Cheating: Apparel to Fairness. Both the authors are talking about the importance of ethics and morals that a college student needs to understand and follow. The colleges don’t have the responsibility to

guide students to adhere to ethics and virtues, but there are three groups in the college who considers teaching the importance of ethics as a part of their job (responsibility).
Improving a student’s ethical behavior is very important than getting a higher grade or being the top student of his or her class. Moral and ethical decision making is not a very hard topic, it is about determining what is right and wrong. Students are expected to have a strong sense of justice of themselves but most students don’t know how to behave ethically. At the college the immediate access a student have for learning ethics is from their professors. Professors are not people who teach a particular subject. They care about their students following a Code of Ethics. The best way to view a professor is by viewing them as a mentor than a teaching staff.