Supplementary Note Converted from email received on 17 April 2008

Proposed Project: An evaluation of the moral reasoning of students in the BBA Programme

Chief Proposer(s): Ms. Vanessa Stott (AF)

As requested, regards, Vanessa

Supplementary information: our reasons for translating the DIT into Chinese

Our review of the DIT questionnaire, and our observations when the test was conducted on the

students, support the view that it would be better received and more clearly understood if it was provided with a Chinese translation. Our intent is to provide the translation as an additional option

only and the student will be free to select either language.

We also note that the DIT contains a self-checking mechanism and this is in the form of some

questions which are purposely ambiguous e.g. 'Is the epitome of eating reconcilable with the culpability of stealing?'. To ensure that this self-check is effective, the student is advised to answer in

the negative when he/she does not understand any question. We feel that it would be better to provide a Chinese translation for our students to ensure that this self-checking mechanism works as it

is designed.