Communication Ethics in Online Learning at Vocational School of Sebelas Maret University During the Pandemic

Abstract

For almost four semesters online learning has been implemented. From it, we want to describe the communication ethics of Vocational School of student class of 2020 at the University of Sebelas Maret (UNS) in online lectures during the pandemic by using the Zoom Meeting application. A descriptive survey is used in this research, data collection uses open-ended questionnaires. The unit being sampled is 20% of the population with simple random sampling and 34 lecturers returned the questionnaire with fill out google form, from a total sample of 40 lecturers. Purposeful sampling was also used for the first time to know legal rules regarding online lecture etiquette. The principal results are students adapt more quickly but the frequency that often appears in online lectures is students closing the camera, communication is more one-way, even though some show their IT skills above their friends. This major conclusion is normative ethics in online learning is not fully owned.

The Shift of University Students’ Communication Ethics in Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Learning

“…In the research that has been conducted before, during the pandemic, students from the class of 2020 quickly adapted to technological devices but communication was still one-way because many closed their cameras during lectures. (Martini & Hayati, 2022). Therefore, in this research, the author will look at post-COVID-19 pandemic communication ethics for SV UNS class of 2022 students in learning, especially in terms of appearance when learning using online media, whether the way they appear when learning online is the same as when in class or different.…”