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ERIC Number: EJ798387
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1080-5699
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Team Learning and Communication: The Effectiveness of Email-Based Ethics Discussions
Peek, Lucia; Peek, George; Roxas, Maria; Robichaud, Yves; Blanco, Huguette
Business Communication Quarterly, v70 n2 p166-185 2007
In fall 2003, students from two U.S. universities and a Canadian university participated in an ethics project. One solution to overcome the obstacles to ethics discussions among students who are geographically separated is the use of email as a mode of communication. As a basis for their discussions, the students used the accounting ethics vignette titled "The Error" from the Arthur Andersen Business Ethics Program. This article reports on the results of the analysis of U.S. and Canadian students' responses to pre- and post-questionnaires concerning the alternatives available to the character in the ethics scenario before and after their written email discussions and group reports. The students did have significant changes in their responses after their discussions of the character's alternatives. It also reports the students' responses to a project feedback questionnaire concerning the students' perceptions of the importance of ethical training and discussions. (Contains 4 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada; United States
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