Case Scenarios 1. After an off-campus evening class as you are ready to walk out of the building, you see a group of your students in the lobby. One of your students in the group walks up to you and asks if you can give her a ride home as her home is near where you live. (After selecting an option, click on the 'Submit' button) (Multiple Choice, 1 point, 4 attempts permitted) Correct Choice Feedback A. You say no, sorry, and walk out of You say no, sorry, and walk out of the the building building. Option 'A' may be safe but does not show any concern for the student's safety, especially at night. Published by Articulate® Quizmaker '13 www.articulate.com B. You say yes, and offer her a ride You say yes, and offer her a ride. Option 'B' is not advisable as it may give rise to misperceptions about your giving a ride home to one particular student among a group of students when there are other options to explore first. C. You suggest she should ask one of You suggest she should ask one of the the students in the group to give her a students in the group to give her a ride ride home home. Option 'C' may be acceptable if the student has not asked her classmates for a ride already X D. You have reservations about giving Rather than offering her a ride, you the student a ride. offer to call a taxi. Option 'D' is the best answer. While it is important for faculty to show concern over the situation, the bottom line is to not give the student a ride. You may choose to call a taxi and pay for the ride. Published by Articulate® Quizmaker '13 www.articulate.com 2. One of your students, who has done well in your classes, comes to you complaining about another faculty that her classes are unorganized, she play favorites with certain students, and she doesn't like it when students like him ask questions in class. You have heard similar comments casually from other students. (After selecting an option, click on the 'Submit' button). (Multiple Choice, 1 point, 4 attempts permitted) Correct Choice Feedback A. Your say you need more information Your say you need more information about how his learning or performance about how his learning or performance has been affected by the other faculty has been affected by the other faculty members's class before giving him any members's class before giving him any recommendations to deal with the recommendations to deal with the situation situation. While Option 'A' may appear to be Published by Articulate® Quizmaker '13 www.articulate.com helpful to the student, it may lead to more gossip with the student about the other faculty member B. You say you cannot discuss other You say you cannot discuss other faculty with him and ask him not to faculty with him and ask him not to complain to you complain to you. Option 'B' does nothing to assist the student X C. You say you hear his concerns but You say you hear his concerns but recommend him to talk to the recommend him to talk to the department chair about the situation as department chair about the situation as the chair may be able to help him the chair may be able to help him better better. The best answer is 'C' as it does not ignore the student's concern but recommends him to talk to the department chair about the situation, thus avoiding any further gossip or discussion about the other faculty member D. You say you have heard similar You say you have heard similar comments casually from other students comments casually from other students and add that the other faculty member and add that the other faculty member is fairly new and still trying to learn to is fairly new and still trying to learn to teach and adjust to academic life teach and adjust to academic life. Published by Articulate® Quizmaker '13 www.articulate.com Option 'D' only encourages the student to gossip more about the other faculty member and puts other faculty members also in a bad light. Published by Articulate® Quizmaker '13 www.articulate.com 3. An advisee of yours meets with you from time to time in your office and discusses school issues as well as personal problems. You advise her on her school work and do your best to listen to her personal problems. Lately, she has been sharing with you more about her issues related to her tenuous relationship with her boyfriend, his drinking problem, and keeps asking for your advice about what she should do about some of her personal problems. Even when you recommend her to get advice from others she refuses to do so and says no one is willing to listen to her like you do. (After selecting an option, click on the 'Submit' button). (Multiple Choice, 1 point, 4 attempts permitted) Correct Choice Feedback A. You do the best you can to listen and You do the best you can to listen and give the best advice you can for her give the best advice you can for her personal problem personal problem. Option 'A' may become problematic if you advise the student on personal Published by Articulate® Quizmaker '13 www.articulate.com issues for which you are not qualified to advise or it is beyond your role to do so X B. You say you are not qualified to You say you are not qualified to advise advise her on her personal issues, offer her on her personal issues, offer to get to get her better help and walk her to her better help and walk her to the the Student Counseling and Student Counseling and Development Development Center to meet with a Center to meet with a counselor. counselor The best answer is 'B' as it clarifies to the student that you are not qualified to help her with personal issues but that you are willing to get the student the help she needs from a qualified source and you are being supportive of the student. C. You decline to listen to her personal You decline to listen to her personal issues and ask her to talk to you only issues and ask her to talk to you only about school work about school work. Option 'C' does not help the student to get the help she needs to succeed in school D. You give an excuse that you cannot You give an excuse that you cannot be be her advisor anymore for some her advisor anymore for some administrative reason and ask the administrative reason and ask the department chair to assign another department chair to assign another faculty member to be her advisor faculty member to be her advisor. Published by Articulate® Quizmaker '13 www.articulate.com Option 'D' does not help the student to get the help she needs to succeed in school Published by Articulate® Quizmaker '13 www.articulate.com 4. Your teaching assistant mentions that he would be attending your discipline's annual conference and that a student in the class he teaches is planning to attend the same conference and has offered to share the hotel room with him so that they both can save some money on conference expenses for the department. (After selecting an option, click on the 'Submit' button). (Multiple Choice, 1 point, 4 attempts permitted) Correct X Choice Feedback A. You ask your TA not to share a room You ask your TA not to share a room with his student because of the power with his student because of the power differential and possible misperceptions differential and possible misperceptions or misunderstandings, and recommend or misunderstandings, and recommend asking other TAs to share a room with asking other TAs to share a room with him of explore other options with the him or explore other options with the department department. Published by Articulate® Quizmaker '13 www.articulate.com The best answer is 'A' as it clarifies to your TA the problem associated with him sharing a hotel room with a student in his class and suggest exploring other alternatives B. You say its not a good idea for a TA You say its not a good idea for a TA to to share a room with a student in his or share a room with a student in his or her class and offer to pay the money her class and offer to pay the money the TA needs to stay by himself the TA needs to stay by himself. Option 'B' is not advisable as it puts you in the same situation as the TA could have been with his student. C. You ask your TA not to share a room You ask your TA not to share a room with his student because of the power with his student because of the power differential and possible misperception differential and possible misperception or misunderstanding or misunderstanding. Option 'C' clarifies to your TA the problem but does not offer any alternatives D. You say it is not a good idea for a TA You say it is not a good idea for a TA to to share a room with a student in his or share a room with a student in his or her class and offer to let him stay with her class and offer to let him stay with you in your room you in your room. Option 'D' is not advisable as it put you Published by Articulate® Quizmaker '13 www.articulate.com in the same situation as the TA could have been with his student Published by Articulate® Quizmaker '13 www.articulate.com 5. During the cocktail hour at your department student awards banquet, a non-traditional graduate student you supervise mentions that she likes you very much and asks if you would like to go out with her socially some time. You are single, only a few years older than your graduate student, and you like her too. (After selecting an option, click on the 'Submit' button). (Multiple Choice, 1 point, 4 attempts permitted) Correct Choice Feedback A. You thank her for her comments, You thank her for her comments, mention that you like her too, and mention that you like her too, and agree to go on a date with her in the agree to go on a date with her in the near future near future. Option 'A' is certainly not advisable as it crosses professional boundaries and can be perceived as exploiting the power differential even though you Published by Articulate® Quizmaker '13 www.articulate.com may think you are both consenting adults B. You thank her for her comments and You thank her for her comments and say that you would go out with her say that you would go out with her when you are no longer her supervisor when you are no longer her supervisor or teacher or teacher. Option 'B' may seem okay but has the potential for misunderstanding by the student or misperception by other students, if they find out about your interest in that student C. You thank her for her comments and You thank her for her comments and say you need some time to think before say you need some time to think before you could respond you could respond. Option 'C' does not resolve the issue and may only give rise to misunderstanding and misperception at a later date X D. You thank her for her comments and respond politely that it is not appropriate for faculty to socialize with the students they teach or supervise as it would cross professional boundaries You thank her for her comments and respond politely that it is not appropriate for faculty to socialize with the students they teach or supervise as it would cross professional boundaries. Published by Articulate® Quizmaker '13 www.articulate.com The best answer is 'D' as it clarifies to the student the boundary issues does not leave any room for misunderstanding or misperception Published by Articulate® Quizmaker '13 www.articulate.com 6. You have encouraged your students to use texting and social media to interact with their peers and with you for coursework and related purposes so that they can learn to use the latest technologies. You text your students reminders about their homework, and to liven up the interactions, you send jokes, humorous videos, and even your vacation photos, which you think are funny, cute, and make you friendly to students. One of the students in your class meets with you during your office hours and carefully brings up that it feels uncomfortable to receive some of your texts and messages that appear to be unrelated to course work. (After selecting an option, click on the 'Submit' button). (Multiple Choice, 1 point, 4 attempts permitted) Correct Choice Feedback A. You say you understand the You say you understand the student's student's concern and that you concern and that you wouldn't send the wouldn't send the student anything student anything unrelated to course unrelated to course work through texts work through texts or social media or social media anymore anymore. Published by Articulate® Quizmaker '13 www.articulate.com Option 'A' may appear to be okay but it addresses the situation only with that particular student. There may be other students who feel the same way but may be afraid to come forward to express their concerns about your personal sharing through texting and social media. X B. You say you understand the student's concern and that you wouldn't send any student anything unrelated to course work through texts or social media and offer to rethink your use of texting and social media in class You say you understand the student's concern and that you wouldn't send any student anything unrelated to course work through texts or social media and offer to rethink you use of texting and social media in class. The best answer is 'B' as it acknowledges the student's concern and indicates how you plan to correct the situation from happening ever again with any student C. You say it is part of the learning You say it is part of the learning process, and that students should process, and that students should figure out what is spam and what is figure out what is spam and what is useful information useful information. Published by Articulate® Quizmaker '13 www.articulate.com Option 'C' ignores the student's concern and may lead to bigger problems for you and possibly the university D. You say what's the big deal, no one You say what's the big deal, no one else else in the class said anything, and ask in the class said anything, and ask the the student to delete unwanted student to delete unwanted messages. messages Option 'D' ignores the student's concern and may lead to bigger problems for you and possibly the university Published by Articulate® Quizmaker '13 www.articulate.com