Ethics Training

To ensure that all active employees of the University System of Georgia (USG) are cognizant of and adhering to their obligations with respect to the USG Ethics Policy, the Board of Regents has established as a condition of employment the successful completion of initial and ongoing training and certification as required by board policy on Ethics training.

All actively employed USG Employees are expected to complete the USG training and certification within 90 days of their initial day of employment as a condition of employment. Additionally, the USG may require periodic “refresher” ethics training and related certification courses.

In the event an actively employed employee fails to complete the USG Ethics Training and Certification within the 90 day timeframe, the employee shall be subject to disciplinary action consistent with board policy up to and including termination. In the event a tenured or non-tenured employee with faculty rank continues to fail to complete the training and certification, the university president shall remove the faculty member for cause according to the policy and procedures outlined in board policy 8.3.9. If the faculty member is tenure-track, non-tenure, or part-time and/or adjunct and refuses to complete the training and certification, the faculty member shall also be subject to non-renewal of contract or non-reappointment.

This policy also covers student employees of the USG and failure to complete this training and certification will subject them to the same disciplinary actions as outlined above for actively employed employees.

The training and certification is made available through the D2L/ eLearning system. Instructions for completing this required training and certification is found on the "Instructions" tab on this page.

Setting Up

1. Make sure the sound or your speakers on the computer are turned on.
2. Open up your web browser using Firefox, not Internet Explorer.

Logging In

3. Go to http://ung.edu/myung.
4. Click on eLearning (D2L).
5. Sign into eLearning (D2L) using your normal system username and password.

Finding the Training

6. On right hand side of screen, select “USG Ethics Basic Course”
7. If you do not see this course, you may have to search for it by typing in “USG” in the search bar above “MY Courses”. If you do not have a search bar, click on the down arrow just to the right of “My Courses”.  This will bring up a search screen where you can search for “USG”.
8. Then select “Ethics Basic Course”
9. Next select “ Ethics Policy Video”
10. Next select “Ethics Policy Presentation”

Completing the Training

11. On the left hand side of the screen, start by clicking on “How to Use Program”
12. After each video segment is completed, click on the next session on the left hand side of the screen
13. Continue in this manner until the last section “Policies” is completed.
14. Once the video for Policy # XIII is completed, close out this screen by clicking on the “X” in the upper right hand corner of the screen
15. You will now be back at the screen pictured below.

Taking the Quiz

16. Click on the "Next Arrow" to advance to the quiz.
17. Click on the "Start Quiz" at the bottom of the screen and then click "OK" on the Confirmation pop-up screen.
18. After answering each question on the quiz, click on "Save All Responses" at the bottom of the page and then click on "Go to Submit Quiz."
19. On the next screen, click on "Submit Quiz" and then click on "Yes, Submit Quiz" on the Confirmation pop-up screen.

Scoring

20. The results of your quiz can be found at the bottom of the screen.
    

    Score	Resulting Action
    80% or higher	You are now ready to complete the compliance section of the training and may proceed to the next section.
    Below 80%	You must retake the quiz before proceeding. Click on the "Quizzes" link at the top of your screen to return to the Basic Course Quiz.

    

Compliance

21. At the bottom of the screen click on "Start Quiz" and then click on "OK" on the Confirmation pop-up screen.
22. Make your choice:  "Agree to comply" or "Do not agree to comply."
23. Click on "Save All Responses" and then "Go to Submit Quiz."
24. Click on "Submit Quiz" and select "Yes, Submit Quiz" on the Confirmation pop-up screen.
25. You have now completed the required Ethics Basic Training and may log out of eLearning.