Written by Hannes Nel Introduction. I will discuss the following two issues in this article. When is unethical behaviour acceptable? Honour your promises and commitments. When is unethical behaviour acceptable? It is never acceptable to be unethical in anything. Ethics apply to all parts of your job, including human interaction […]
ethics
Written by Dr Hannes Nel, D. Com; D. Phil Introduction. I will discuss corruption and the consequences of unethical behaviour in this (second) article on ethics in ETD. Corruption challenges for learning institutions. Learning institutions often do not have the financial resources to deal with legal and ethical challenges. They, […]
Learning and Development Ethics: Article 2 of 9
Written by Dr Hannes Nel, D. Com; D. Phil The problem with unethical behaviour is not just that it damages the image of the learning institution or quality assurance body, but rather that it can easily become a national trend, almost a culture and that it can reduce the country […]
Learning and Development Ethics: Article 1 of 9
Written by Dr Hannes Nel In my previous article on peer review I concluded that it should not be used for accreditation purposes because of its inherent subjectivity. As if using peer review to evaluate for accreditation purposes is not bad enough, some add “blind” to “peer review” and then […]
What is the meaning and purpose of blind peer review?
Dear Skills Universe Members, Training Providers We are gearing up for a very interesting session with the DHET Directorate and have been listing various concerns and misunderstandings over the past couple of months which have been experienced by various providers nationwide. Nigel and I would like to address important concerns, […]
DHET application for Registration – What is your CONCERN???
Recently while considering the direction South Africa is taking and the view people all over the world have of South Africa I considered a variety of words and attributes that might aptly depict the current situation. If we ask ourselves if we are a society of honest individual’s with a […]