Working in your teams you will act as if you have been hired as consultants to help the UoPeople Human Resources department by creating a Code of Conduct to include in their employee ethics training and in the Employee Handbook. Familiarize yourself with all parts and types of Codes of Conduct, and reflect on what makes the most sense to include in a Code of Conduct for the University of the People faculty and staff. The final Code of Conduct will not be due until the end of Unit 6, but you should consider what should be included (or not) in such a Code of Conduct beforemeeting with your team and engaging in the process of creating the finished project during Units 4-6. This preliminary work will allow you to begin immediately by negotiating the parts of the Code of Conduct and assigning the work to the individual members.

Your team will be submitting a fully articulated Code of Conduct (you are encouraged to locate examples of Codes of Conduct, in addition to other research necessary to complete this task.) Your team will also be required to write a one-page rationale, at the beginning of the paper, explaining what components you decided to include, as well as what you decided to leave out and why. It will be important for someone in your group to capture these decisions/negotiations as the group works together.

To prepare for this activity, read and take notes on the following.

Review the Ethics & Compliance Initiative's Code of Conduct toolkit. Read through the sections (available on the right in the blue box) paying particular attention to these:

• Definition of Values
• Why Have a Code of Conduct?
• Code Construction and Content
• Common Code Provisions
• Ten Styling Tips for Writing an Effective Code of Conduct

Read the guidelines below for writing a Code of Conduct:

• Insights for Writing a Code of Ethics
• Creating a Company Code of Ethics

Writing a Code of Conduct requires understanding the values of a business. You will want to review the University of the People website to understand the organization better:

• UoPeople: Mission & Values
• UoPeople: About Us