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
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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Option 'D' only encourages the student
to gossip more about the other faculty
member and puts other faculty
members also in a bad light.
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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).
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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
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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.
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Option 'D' does not help the student to
get the help she needs to succeed in
school
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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).
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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.
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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
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in the same situation as the TA could
have been with his student
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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).
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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
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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.
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The best answer is 'D' as it clarifies to
the student the boundary issues does
not leave any room for
misunderstanding or misperception
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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