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Ethics Training Activities

"Ethics Jeopardy"

  • Submitted by: Mary Thompson, emmond@aol.com
  • Time Required for Activity: Flexible
  • Competency Area: Knowledge of Standards

Instructions

  1. Choose a set of questions and answers relating to the content of one or more codes of ethics. Choose a combination of easy and more difficult answers.
  2. Make a chart with several columns headed by general ethics categories, e.g., confidentiality, conflict of interest. In each column attach the questions. Over each question attach a removable cover each with a number indicating the score for answering that question. For example:
Confidentiality Neutrality Conflict of
Interest
5
5
5
10
10
10
15
15
15
  1. Assemble 2 or 3 teams of 2 to 4 members each. Give each team some type of noise maker. Give each team a letter: A, B, C. Tell the rest of the class that they can be observers.
  2. Explain the rules of the game:
    • Our categories are (read categories)
    • The points represent the number of pieces of candy you will get if your team answers the question correctly.
    • If your team knows the answer, honk the horn. Your team must honk the horn first to be recognized first. You cannot just honk the horn and then ask team members for an answer.
    • Unlike the actual Jeopardy game, your answer does not need to be in the form of a question.
    • Whoever answers the question correctly gets to choose the next question.
  3. As each question is correctly answered, drop the candy into a cup labeled with that team’s letter. At the end of the exercise give the team their candy.
  4. Process the exercise. Possible questions
    • How many of you knew all of the answers?
    • Which answers surprised you and why?
    • What are the implications of mediators not being familiar with codes of ethics?

Tips for Running This Exercise

  • Keep it short and fun. If the game is too long, or if there it too much emphasis on keeping score, the focus becomes winning the game, rather than the content of the ethics codes.
  • Keep it simple. The more complexity there is in the rules, the more it detracts from the content.
  • Use as a pre- or post-test. Use at the beginning of a presentation as a way to raise people’s interests or challenge their assumptions about what’s in a codes of ethics. Use at the end of a presentation to reinforce and test knowledge of the material presented.

Sample Questions and Answers
From the Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators

CONFIDENTIALITY CONFLICT OF INTEREST

5
In addition to the mediator and an institution, this one other entity or group may make the rules with respect to confidentiality (The parties)

5
A mediator shall not enter into a fee agreement under this circumstance
(Contingent upon the result of the mediation or the amount of the settlement)

10
The mediator may report, if required, this specific information about the parties
(Whether they attended the mediation)

10
The mediator should not permit their behavior in the mediation process to be guided by this specific desire
(A high settlement rate)

15
The mediator shall not disclose any matter that the party expects to be confidential unless given permission by all parties or unless required by law or this one additional consideration
(Public policy)

15
The mediator shall not subsequently establish a professional relationship with one of the parties without this condition
(Consent of all parties)

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