APPROVAL SHEET

The Faculty of the Department of Public Administration, College of Public

Affairs, Mindanao State University accepts the thesis entitled:

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN THE ACADEME: RESPONSIBILITIES,

VIRTUES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE FACULTY AS PERCEIVED
BY THE SELECTED STUDENTS OF THE MINDANAO
STATE UNIVERSITY – MARAWI CITY

Prepared and Submitted by RAIHANNAH P. MACADAYA ABDUL HAKIM D.

MAMBUAY, NORHANIFA U. MALA, and NAILAH A. MATANOG, in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Public
Administration

PROF. NOR-AINNIE G. GABRIEL, MPA PROF. SHAID-ALI S. MOHAMAD, MPA

Panel Member Panel Member
Date: _____________ Date: _____________

MR. MOHAMMAD-YUSOPH P. MAPIA, MIE

Thesis Adviser
Date: _____________

PROF. SHAID-ALI S. MOHAMAD, MPA

Chairperson, Department of Public Administration
Date: _____________

VIOLETA H. ENGRACIA, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Public Affairs
Date: ________

July 2019

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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 Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds. This

humble endeavor is not possible without the support and assistance of the

following individuals who in one way or another have helped us in

accomplishing this manuscript.

To our ever hardworking and supportive thesis adviser, Mr.

Mohammad-Yusoph P. Mapia, MIE, for his guidance and patience in the

process of making this paper. Likewise, our deep gratitude to our panel

members, Prof Shaid-Ali S. Mohamad, MPA and Prof. Nor-Ainnie Gubaten-

GabrieL, MPA for their suggestions and constructive comments to improve

this work.

To our respondents, the students from the five selected colleges of the

Mindanao State University – Main campus, namely: College of Agriculture,

College of Business Administration and Accountancy, College of Education,

College of Engineering, and College of Public Affairs, for their generosity in

sharing their time during the conduct of our survey.

Most of all, our heartfelt gratitude to our family and friends for their

love, support, endurance, guidance and understanding during our difficulties.

- Akim, Ilah, Hanifa, Rhye

DEDICATION
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 This modest work

Is humbly and heartily dedicated to

our beloved parents, brothers

and sisters and above all to

Almighty Allah (S.W.A).

ABSTRACT

ABDUL HAKIM D. MAMBUAY, NAILAH A. MATANOG, NORHANIFA

U. MALA, RAIHANNAH P. MACADAYA “Professional Ethics In The
Academe; Responsibilities, Virtues And Principles Of The Faculty As
Percieved By The Selected Students Of The Mindanao State University-
Marawi City” Undergraduate Thesis, Department of Public Administration,
College of Public Affairs, Mindanao State University, Marawi City, 2019.

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Adviser: MR. MOHAMMAD-YUSOPH P. MAPIA, MIE

The study focused on the Professional Ethics in the Academe:

Responsibilities, Virtues and Principles of the faculty as perceived by the

selected students of the Mindanao State University-Main Campus Marawi

City. Specifically, it sought to answer the following questions: 1) what are the

responsibilities, virtues and principles of the faculty as perceived by the

students? 2) What is the level of performance of professional ethics of faculty

as perceived by the students? 3) What are the problems perceived by the

students?

The research design used in this study was descriptive method. It was

conducted to the five selected colleges of the Mindanao State University-

Marawi City with a total population of 336 students. A structured survey

questionnaire was used in the collection of primary data and was presented,

analysed and interpreted using a frequency count and weighted mean.

The findings revealed that the respondents strongly agreed on the laid

out professional ethics of the faculty members of the Mindanao State

University specifically on the functional responsibilities, moral responsibilities,

virtues and principles of a faculty.

The findings revealed that the faculty members of the Mindanao State

University were often performing the professional ethics of a faculty

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specifically in functional responsibilities, moral responsibilities, virtues and

principles.

The study showed that majority of the students strongly agreed to the

negative effects of a faculty when the faculty fail to do his functional

responsibilities, display moral responsibilities, virtues and fail to adhere to the

principles of a faculty. This implies that the respondents encountered ill

behaviour of the faculties of the Mindanao State University.

Thus, based on the findings and implications of the study, it is highly

recommended for the university management to evaluate and monitor the

performance of the faculty more strictly and with the evidences that they are

fully complying their responsibilities and duties so that the problems can be

identified and their corresponding solutions can be immediately laid out. It is

the interest and satisfaction of the academe especially the students that

should serve as a parameter for measuring the performance of the faculty.

Moreover, the university should address the issues on poor recruitment

and selection of employees to prevent the negative impacts of the

performance of the faculty members on the perceptions of the students.

This study therefore suggest that strict implementation of the principles

of merit and fitness must be followed religiously and with utmost adherence to

the policy.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
APPROVAL SHEET i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ii
DEDICATION iii
ABSTRACT iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS vii
LIST OF TABLES ix
LIST OF FIGURES xi

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CHAPTER

I. INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study 1

Statement of the Problem 4
Theoretical Framework 4
Conceptual Framework 11
Significance of the Study 12
Scope and Limitation 13
Definition of Terms 13

II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Nature and Scope of Ethics 16

Ethics, Morals and Legal 17
Ethics in Public Administration 20
Responsibility and Accountability in 22
Public Administration
Duties and Virtues of Faculty 23

III. METHODOLOGY

Research Design 26
Locale of the Study 26
Population and Sample 28
Sampling Techniques 29
Methods of Data Gathering 30
Methods of Data Analysis 31
IV. PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF FINDINGS

The Responsibilities, Virtues and Principles of the 33

Faculty As Perceived by the Students
The Assessment Level of Performance of the Faculty 44
in Terms of Responsibilities, Virtues and Principles
The Effect of the Performance of the Faculty Members 57
in Terms of Responsibilities, Virtues and Principles
on the Students.

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 V. SUMMARY, IMPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Summary of Findings 64
Implications 66
Recommendations 69
REFERENCES 71

APPENDICES 74

A. LETTER TO THE COLLEGE DEAN 75

B. LETTER TO THE RESPONDENTS 76
C. QUESTIONNAIRE 77
D. DOCUMENTATION 85

CURRICULUM VITAE 87

LIST OF TABLES

Tables Page

1 Frequency Count, Weighted Mean and Percentage 35

Distribution of Respondents on the Functional
Responsibilities of the faculty

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2 Frequency Count, Weighted Mean and Percentage 38
Distribution of Respondents on the Moral
Responsibilities of the faculty

3 Frequency Count, Weighted Mean and Percentage 41

Distribution of Respondents on the Virtues
Of the faculty

4 Frequency Count, Weighted Mean and Percentage 44

Distribution of Respondents on the
Principles of the faculty

5 Frequency Count, Weighted Mean and Percentage 47

Distribution of Respondents on the Level of
Performance of the faculty in terms of
Functional Responsibilities

6 Frequency Count, Weighted Mean and Percentage 50

Distribution of Respondents on the Level of
Performance of the faculty in terms of
Moral Responsibilities

7 Frequency Count, Weighted Mean and Percentage 53

Distribution of Respondents on the Level of
Performance of the faculty in terms of
Virtues

8 Frequency Count, Weighted Mean and Percentage 56

Distribution of Respondents on the Level of
Performance of the faculty in terms of
Principles

9 Frequency Count, Weighted Mean and Percentage 58

Distribution of Respondents on the Effect of
Performance of the Faculty members in
Terms of Responsibilities

10 Frequency Count, Weighted Mean and Percentage 60

Distribution of Respondents on the Effect of
Performance of the Faculty members in
Terms of Virtues

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 11 Frequency Count, Weighted Mean and Percentage 63
Distribution of Respondents on the Effect of
Performance of the Faculty members in
Terms of Principles

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page

1. Analytical Model Showing the Variables Used in 11

The Study