Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The main purpose of this research was to determine the level of ethics in university students in the Trujillo sector, 2026. The specific objectives covered three dimensions to establish this level: values, decisions and actions in the students. It was theoretically based on the virtue of Aristotle, who states that a person behaves ethically when he cultivates virtues such as honesty, justice, temperance and prudence. The methodology was used with a quantitative approach, non-experimental design, descriptive level, basic type. As a data collection instrument, a survey was applied to 63 university students, managing the population and sample for convenience. Among the findings found, we have that the students surveyed did not transgress ethics, obtaining 81% and 19% if they violated it. To conclude, this research made it possible to evaluate the level of ethics of the students, considering not only their actions, but also the practice of values in university life. These behaviors can influence compliance with the rules established by the university and the quality of its academic and social environment, developing virtues in university students, guiding the way they should behave in real situations, leading them to implement ethical principles and values in the actions and decisions of daily life, towards respect, justice, responsibility and common welfare.
Language: Spanish
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7209202139