Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Week #:
12
Team Name:
FUNtastic 4
Recorder:
Eva Morris
Elaborator:
Miguel Medina
Explorer:
end up costing the freelancer up to $30,000 in fines. Furthermore, by breaking the AECT
Code of Professional Ethics, the freelancer risks losing credibility, which can affect his future
employment opportunities. The third and last option is the legal and ethical route to go.
ISPI's principles and standards. Alternatively, if he does not give up the names of his
colleagues, he maintains the trust of his peers and upholds the ethical standards of the
industry, but may risk backlash from management.
There is only one option for the consultant that reflects an ethical approach. By
withholding the interviewees names, he upholds the standards of competent practitioners.
The non-disclosure does not have any impact on completing his assignment successfully, as
the interviewees names are not relevant to the outcome of the front-end analysis.
Furthermore, it avoids negative influence on their working relationship.
Resources
Association for Educational Communications & Technology. (2007). Code of Professional
Ethics. Retrieved from
http://aect.site-ym.com/members/group_content_view.asp?group=91131&id=309963
International Society for Performance Improvement. (n.d.). Certified Performance
Technologist Standards. Retrieved from
http://www.ispi.org/ISPI/Credentials/CRT_Cert/CPT_Standards.aspx
International Society for Performance Improvement. (n.d.). Code of Ethics. Retrieved from
http://www.ispi.org/ISPI/Credentials/ISPI_Code_of_Ethics.aspx
United States Copyright Office. (n.d.). Copyright Law of the United States of America:
Chapter 2. Retrieved from http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap2.html