Scene to read · Ethics, Professionalism
Tucked in the calculator cover
You work the overnight front desk of your dormitory and are also the elected voice of your statistics section.
Past midnight Boaz, a third-floor resident in your section, leans on the desk. He says that in this morning's closed-book final he watched Mina, who lives down his hall, look at something tucked inside her calculator cover. Marks will be scaled against the top score. Gang, on desk duty with you, knows Mina well.
The scene
Boaz: Twice, I saw her. You speak for our section. Tell the professor.
Gang: You saw paper, from three rows back. Reports like that follow people for years.
Boaz: And if she did it, the scaling pulls the rest of us down.
Gang: It's one man's word against her whole record. So, what'll you do?
The two questions
- 1What would you do, and what would you say to Boaz and Gang?
- 2Describe a time you had to decide whether to act on something you had only heard about from someone else. What did you do?
What raters look for
- Ethics
- Weighs competing duties honestly, protects people from harm, and stays accountable to rules and values.
- Professionalism
- Is reliable, respects boundaries and confidentiality, and holds a consistent standard under pressure.
Answer scenarios like this on the real timers
Answer both questions on the clock, and get each one scored 1–9 the way raters score. Your first set is free, no card.
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