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    Lecture 24: Research Ethics &

    Plagiarism

    BITS F112: Technical Report Writing

    BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus


    Ethics

    • A system of moral principles

    • The values relating to human conduct, with respect to


    the rightness and wrongness of certain actions, and to
    the motives and ends of such actions

    BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956


    Ethics in professional writing

    Principles guiding:

    • The presentation of information

    • Use and documentation of sources

    • Ethical dilemmas when reading, researching, writing and


    producing technical documents

    BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956


    Presentation of information

    • Research that does not support project goals

    • Suppressing relevant information

    • Limited sources of information

    BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956


    Presentation of information

    • Presenting visual information ethically

    BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956


    Presentation of information

    • Presenting visual information ethically

    BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956


    Presentation of information

    • Presenting visual information ethically

    BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956


    Reliability of sources

    • Popular or scholarly sources?

    • Peer reviewed?

    • Verifiable by other sources?

    • Quality of methods and argumentation?

    • Credibility?

    BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956


    Documenting sources

    1. All research draws on the work of others

    a. Theories or hypothesis

    b. Data including images, tables, audio and video.

    c. Ideas

    BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956


    Documenting sources

    2. Academic credibility

    a) Acknowledges and credits the work of others


    b) Avoids plagiarism
    c) Demonstrate the quality of your information
    d) Provides information about original sources
    e) Removes clutter from article while also showing support
    for your information

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    Documenting sources

    3. Two-major referencing styles


    a. Numbered style [e.g. IEEE style]
    b. Author-date style [e.g. APA style]

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    Documenting sources

    3. Two-major referencing styles

    a. Numbered style

    b. Author-date style [e.g. Harvard referencing style]

    4. Two elements when referencing

    a. Citation: number or note within the text

    b. Bibliography: Corresponding (to citation) detailed

    list at the end of the paper 12

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    Legal issues

    • Intellectual Property

    • Patents and Trademarks

    • Copyright

    • Consumer protection

    • Contract and liability laws

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    BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956


    Writing

    • Do not mislead

    • Do not manipulate

    • Do not stereotype

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