CHE Ethics & Professional Standards in Hospitality Education

Question 1

Which organization administers the Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) credential?

Accepted Answer

American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI)

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International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (I-CHRIE)

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National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF)

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Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP)

Question 2

How frequently must Certified Hospitality Educators renew their designation to maintain active status?

Accepted Answer

Every 5 years

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Every 2 years

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Every 3 years

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Every 10 years

Question 3

A CHE-credentialed instructor learns that a colleague is falsifying student completion records. What is the most ethically appropriate action?

Accepted Answer

Report the concern through the institution's official reporting channels

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Ignore it to avoid workplace conflict

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Confront the colleague publicly in a faculty meeting

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Inform students about the colleague's conduct

Question 4

Which principle of academic integrity is most directly violated when a hospitality educator presents a student's original research idea as their own?

Accepted Answer

Honesty

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Respect

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Fairness

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Responsibility

Question 5

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) primarily requires hospitality educators to:

Accepted Answer

Protect the privacy of student educational records

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Share student grades with industry employers upon request

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Post all assessment results publicly for transparency

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Obtain parental consent before assigning field work

Question 6

A hospitality educator assigns a textbook from a publisher who provides them with annual consulting fees. This situation is best described as a:

Accepted Answer

Conflict of interest

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Reasonable industry partnership

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Best practice in curriculum alignment

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Standard professional development arrangement

Question 7

Which behavior best reflects the professional standard of competency for CHE credential holders?

Accepted Answer

Continuously updating subject knowledge to reflect current industry practices

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Teaching only content covered during their own hospitality career

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Relying exclusively on the same curriculum materials used when first hired

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Delegating industry updates to guest speakers rather than staying current