Personal Capability - Compliance & Ethical Behavior

Question 1

Are there laws for instructional content?

Answer 1

HR professionals better understand accessibility requirements and workplace policies

Corporate attorneys are knowledgeable about intellectual property and copyright laws

Question 2

Research codes of conduct

Answer 2

TD professionals may need to conduct research a prior to developing instructional content.

Question 3

Ethical areas of research

Answer 3

1) informed consent: occurs when a person knowingly, voluntarily agree to research activities
2) protection: requires the researcher to resist probing questions when possible consequences outweigh the benefits to the research
3) anonymity & confidentiality: can’t link the subject’s identity to the responses
4) objectivity: avoids bias in design, data, analysis or interpretation to ensure
5) openness: requires an honest discussion of the research purpose before conducting research and a truthful delivery of the results

Question 4

Accessibility

Answer 4

ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act

Prohibits discrimination in employment, public services, transportation, public accommodations and telecom services against people with disabilities

Aids for disabled; interpreters, magnifying glass for reading, recorded text, oversized letters

Question 5

Training Standards

Answer 5

ANSI: American National Standards Institute

IACET: international association for continuing education & training

Key points : establish internal governance group, determine curriculum, review frequency, strive for continuous improvement