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Ethics in

Research
Ann Cleo A. Acibar
Rona Rose L. Alejo
BSEd III - English
What is Ethics?
Most people think of ethics (or morals),
they think of rules for distinguishing
between right and wrong, such as the
Golden Rule, a code of professional
conduct like the Hippocratic Oath, a
religious creed like the Ten
Commandments, or a wise aphorisms like
the sayings of Confucius. This is the most
common way of defining "ethics": norms for
conduct that distinguish between
acceptable and unacceptable behavior.
What is
Ethics?
Research ethics is specifically
interested in the analysis of
ethical issues that are raised
when people are involved as
participants in research.
• Ethics focuses on the disciplines that study
standards of conduct, such as philosophy,
theology, law, psychology, or sociology.
• Ethics define as a method, procedure, or
perspective for deciding how to act and for
analyzing complex problems and issues.
• Many different disciplines, institutions , and
professions have standards for behavior
that suit their particular aims and goals.

Other definitions (David B. Resnik, J.D., Ph.D. December 1, 2015


Three objectives in Research Ethics:
 To protect human participants
 To ensure that research is conducted in a
way that serves interests of individuals,
groups and/or society as a whole
 To examine specific research activities and
projects for their ethical soundness, looking
at issues such as the management of risk,
protection of confidentiality and the process
of informed consent.
Three sets of obligations of a researchers to adhere to
professional standards.
1. An obligation to honor the trust that their
colleagues place in them.
2. An obligation to themselves. Irresponsible
conduct in research can make it
impossible to achieve a goal.
3. An obligation to act in ways that serve
the public.

On Being Scientist http://www.nap.edu/catalog/12192.html


Reasons why it is important to adhere to ethical norms
in research.
• To promote the aims of research, such as
knowledge, truth, and avoidance of error.
• To promote the values that are essential to
collaborative work, such as trust,
accountability, mutual respect, and fairness.
• To help to ensure that researchers can be
held accountable to the public.
• To help to build public support for research.
• To promote a variety of other important
moral and social values , such as social
responsibility, human rights, animal welfare,
compliance with the law, and public health
and safety.

Ethical principals
• Honesty
• Objectivity
• Integrity
• Carefulness
• Openness • Non-Discrimination
• Respect for • Competence
Intellectual Property • Legality
• Confidentiality • Animal Care
• Responsible • Human Subjects
Publication Protection
• Responsible
Mentoring
• Respect for
colleagues
• Social Responsibility
Some ethical issues in your own research
Confidentiality
Plagiarism - using the ideas or words of
another person without giving appropriate
credit (Nat. Acad. Press document)
Gathering data
Interpreting data
Misconduct in Research
Misconduct in Research
 Fabrication is making up data or results and
recording or reporting them.
 Falsification is manipulating research materials,
equipment, or processes, or changing or
omitting data or results such that the research is
not accurately represented in the research
record.
 Plagiarism is a literary theft.
 Research misconduct does not include honest
error or differences of opinion.
Ethical Decision Making in Research
Although codes, policies, and principals are very
important and useful, like any set of rules,
they do not cover every situation, they often
conflict, and they require considerable
interpretation. It is therefore important for
researchers to learn how to interpret, assess,
and apply various research rules and how to
make decisions and to act ethically in various
situations.

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