In our student life we have to face so many questions of ethical content. We know the answers on most of them, but still sometimes stay in the “grey” area. These questions include deciding on whether to borrow a design idea from another designer/fellow student or create your own, to print personal documents or laser cutting personal party invitations using school equipment while at work or pay extra money out of one’s own pocket, etc. I absolutely believe that set of ethics can establish necessary ground rules that will lead the student body in a true direction. Understanding responsibilities in front of the professors, school, peers and environment is very important for learning how to cooperate with people of different backgrounds, beliefs and behavior and how to become a successful design practitioner in the future. I also think that the ethical tone can be set by professors as well. They can send an important message to the students by setting exemplary behavior of their own. As a result, the school of architecture ethics will be applied to the students as well as to the professors. In the end, the standards that apply to all will be the most effective.
I agree that the code of ethics applys to both the students and professors. I think that the relationship between a student and professor is one that requires acountability. In the school of architecture we do not have a simple criteria of tests, papers, and homework. Our education is a continuous process, where we are expected to constantly make progress in our projects. This should not only be an expectation the professors have on students, but an expectation the student has for themselves and the professors.
ReplyDeleteIt is ethical for us as an educated body to make sure we are upholding the standards of our school. Our school leads my example from every angle. The studio's competitive environment pushes us to work harder with encouragement from piers and professors. I think we all look up to each other and gain respect for those who work hard in becoming successful designers. Without that drive, energy, and enthusiasm from both students and professors, we loose our accountablity to each other in becoming the best we can be. I think accountability is an important part of our ethics in the school of architecture.