CS II.5 - J. Velez Ramirez

UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIOFUNDED IN 1659

THE GUIDELINES FOR AN INSTITUTIONAL CODE OF ETHICS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION From rules to action

San Juan, Puerto Rico. IAU-Observatory Magna Charta Universitatum Nov. 29-2012

JAENNETTE VELEZ , CHANCELLOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Guiding Principles and main Institutional Functions

Academic integrity and ethical conduct of research

Equity, justice and non-discrimination Accountability, transparency and

independence Critical analysis and respect for reasoned

opinionsResponsibility for the stewardship of assets,

resources and the environment Free and open dissemination of knowledge

and informationSolidarity with and fair treatment of

international partners

Teaching

Research

Outreach

Internationalization

Administrative and Financial Management

Academic integrity and ethical conduct of research, Equity, justice and non-discrimination, Accountability, transparency and independence

Critical analysis and respect for reasoned opinions, Responsibility for the stewardship of assets, resources and the environment, Free and open dissemination of knowledge and information, Solidarity with and fair

treatment of international partners

The Constitutions

•The Constitutions today govern the College life, for what are considered the more stable legal instrument, since they have been partially modified in 1893, 1930, 1974, 1984 and 1995.

•The Constitutions regulate:•The forms of election of officers of the University.

•The requirements for election.•The functions to be performed.

•The disposal of assets.•The participation of students and graduates. The education system, among other topics.

The Good Governance Code

•Is issued on the basis of the constitutional and legal provisions governing university education, the Old Constitutions adopted by the Founder, New Constitutions and its effective amendments and general guidelines, policies and procedures adopted in order to fulfill the will of the Founder.

•It ensures efficiency, ethics, accountability and transparency of the various functions that correspond to each of the governing bodies and management University of activities against the State, the Educational ommunity, suppliers and, in general, people with whom the University has relationships.

Employee Regulations

•Gives organisational transparencyt to the legal basis of the employees duties and rights :

•Enrollment conditions•Learning agreement•Test period•Work accidents•Schedules•Salary•Medical service•hierarchical order•Forbidden tasks for women and underaged

• Obligatiosn from the University

•Sanctions•Among others

Academic Regulations

• Defines the principles and basic rules and procedures of the relationship with their students, for purposes of preserving excellence, integrity and coexistence that have distinguished academic activities of the College

•Includes duties and rights that belong to ethics issues i.e. :

•Respect the University authorities, teachers, students and other members of the university community.

•Express their views within a framework of respect for others.

•Use the adequate resources against the decision by which he/she would be punished.

•Among many others…

P.I.D

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Recursos

PID 2004-2019

ESTRATEGICAL AXIS

ACADMEMIC STREGNTHENING

1999: A teaching university that researchs (teaching, outreach, research)

CONSOLIDATION OF EL ROSARIO IDENTITY AND COMMUNITY

“NOVA ET VETERA”

INTERNATIONALIZATION OF THE UNVERSITY

STREGNTHENING OF FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT PROCESSES

Policy

Estrategy

MISSION“To impart a strong ethical, humanistic and scientific education that combined with research and demanding teaching allows this educational community to educate distinguished people that act in the benefit of society with a maximum sense of responsibility.”

Transparency, comunication

All the information, documents, regulations and reports are publish in our home page

www.urosario.edu.co

Promoting academic integrity

• Regulated by The Constitutions, Good Governance Code, and other regulations.

• Since enrollment, regulations are given both for students and staff in a print version and with instructions to access online.

• Universidad del Rosario has an institutional research policy that seeks the current added value of interdisciplinary ensuring academic freedom, individual and group responsibilities for ethical conduct of research.

Promoting academic integrity• Avoid plagiarism and copying, evolve!

The campaign "avoid plagiarism and copying, evolves" is the consolidation of an undergraduate initiative to generate greater commitment and respect for the ideas and self and others achievements.

Actions:

• Introduction and raise awareness on the plagiarism since the institution enrollment for teachers andstudents (undergraduate and graduated). • Location of handcrafted cameras in the classrooms and the libraries.• Sanctions with pedagogical “punishments”.

Plagiarism and TIC´s• The University has acquired the “Turn-it-in”

tool specialized in verification of texts, which has been integrated into virtual classrooms (Moodle).

• “Turn-it-in” compares the student and researcher text with billions of web pages and millions of papers, articles and books that have global circulation

Reduction % of plagiarism cases taken by the Disciplinary Affairs Committee 2009-2011

200979,5 %

201070%

201132,5%

Promoting academic integrity

• The Ethics Committee: Health Sciences SchoolThis Committee adheres to the Standards of

good clinical practice having extensive experience in complex deliberation protocols of

basic and clinical research.

Promoting academic integrity

• “Ethics, Labor and responsibility” –Research line –

The group has the idea that the research process should influence the teaching to society in general. Therefore, it is

considered as essential to strengthen the research seeds as well as training and outreach activities.

Development of educational programs to uphold ethical values and academic integrity

• Rosarist Education Core (REC)

Upholding equity, justice, equal opportunity, fairness and non-discrimination

• The academic and employee regulations ensures, through a secular way, non-discrimination, equity and justice principles.

• Academic and administratives careers systems. • Inclusion of afro-american and indigenous students

and staff• All complaints and appeals are heard and dealt with

fairly and in a timely and transparent manner. ( student academic regulation rights).

• Regulated hiring and selection processes.

Obligation of accountability and transparency

• Management Annual Report able online for internal and external community.

• The Management Annual Report is a tool regulated by the Good Governance Code and makes public the main achievements of the Universidad del Rosario during the year, making it one of the tools of social balance and presentation of corporate results that includes the financial results in the academic, administrative and financial areas.

• The procurement system , conflict of interest• System of self-assessment

Pursuit of individual and/or institutional reputation and publicity

• website: www.urosario.edu.co• Our stated institutional mission and principles of

academic freedom refers to a solid ethical, humanistic and scientific education that allows our educational community develop citizens who act in benefit of the society. (31 presidents of the Republic).

• Universidad del Rosario is a traditional institution that has gained its reputation both in the public and private sector. (all the constitutional reforms)

Avoidance of all abuse of power

• Regulated by the Good Governance Code and Employee Regulations.

• Any member of the academic community can use in confidence to lodge complaints of such abuses and know that investigations will follow according to the rights mentioned in the employee regulations.

Promoting critical analysis, freedom of speech and reasoned debate

• Dissertations and opinions about the current national higher education reform. A printed compilation of such debates is available for internal and external community.

• Argumentation Educational Program to increase our students skills in reasoned debates. (International contests)

• Observatorories of: nets and collective actions; drugs and illicit weapons’; opinion, public interest, electoral process; public policies; labor, among others

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Encouraging social responsibility at the institutional and individual level

• Rosarist Institute for Social Action-SERES• Volunteering experiences for staff and

students that raises public awareness• Social Action Chair as an educational program

that sensitizes students to their individual and collective responsibility with society.

• International Rosarist Summit "From Corruption to Transparency"

Encouraging social responsibility at the institutional and individual level

• Developed campaigns1. Health Week2. Non-smoking areas3. Books are asking you a change4. Avoid plagiarism and copying, evolve!5. Respect

Exercising vigilance with regard to applications for and receipt of external funds

• Permanent support and vigilance from our legal office in order to achieve transparent agreements and contracts with international partners that fund our research, teaching and outreach services

THANK YOU!

Jeannette Vélez RamírezChancellor International Affairs

Universidad del [email protected]