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ETHICS IN RESEARCH

Isabela Mahler, Ed. D, DPA CESO III

Director IV

Special Asst. to the Chairman


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Ethics norms for conduct

> acceptable

> unacceptable

- methods

- procedures

- perspective


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Reasons

- promote the aims of research

- values that are essential to

collaborative work

- accountable to the public

- build public support

- moral and social values


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Codes and Policies for Research Ethics

Honesty

-strive for honesty in all scientific

communication

- honestly report data, results, methods and

procedures, and publication status

- do not fabricate, falsify, or misrepresent

data

- do not deceive colleagues, granting

agencies, or the public.


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Objectivity

- strive to avoid bias in experimental design,

data analysis, data interpretation, peerreview, personnel decisions, grant writing,

expert testimony, and other aspects of

research where objectivity is expected or

required

- avoid or minimize bias or self-deception

- disclose personal or financial interests that

affect research.


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Integrity

- keep your promises and agreements;

act with sincerity; strive for consistency

of thought and action.


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Carefulness

- avoid careless errors and negligence;

carefully and critically examine your

own work and work of your peers

- keep good records of research

activities, such as data collection,

research design, and correspondencewith agencies or journals.


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Openness

- share data, results, ideas, tools,

resources

- be open to criticism and new

ideas.


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Respect for Intellectual Property

- honor patents, copyrights, and other forms of

intellectual property

- do not use unpublished data, methods, orresults without permission

- give credit where credit is due

- give proper acknowledgement or credit for all

contributions to research

- never plagiarize.


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Confidentiality

protect confidential communication,

such as papers or grants submitted

for publication, personnel records,

trade or military secrets, and patient

records.


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Responsible Publication

- publish in order to advance

research and scholarship, not to

advance just your own career

- avoid wasteful and duplicative

publication.


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Responsible Mentoring

- help to educate, mentor, and

advise students

- promote their welfare and allow

them to make their own decisions.


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Respect for Colleagues

- respect your colleagues and treat

them fairly.


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Social Responsibility

- strive to promote social good and

prevent or mitigate social harmsthrough research, public education,

and advocacy.


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Non-discrimination

- avoid discrimination against

colleagues or students on the basis of

sex, race, ethnicity, or other factors

that are not related to their scientificcompetence and integrity.


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Competence

- maintain and improve your own

professional competence and

expertise through lifelong education

and learning; take steps to promote

competence in science as a whole.


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Legality

- know and obey relevant laws and

institutional and governmental

policies.


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Animal Care

- show proper respect and care for

animals when using them in

research

- do not conduct unnecessary or

poorly designed animal

experiments.


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Human Subjects Protection

- when conducting research on human subjects,

minimize harms and risks and maximize benefits;

respect human dignity, privacy, and autonomy; take

special precautions with vulnerable populations;

and strive to distribute the benefits and burdens of

research fairly.

* Adapted from Shamoo A. and Resnik D. 2009. Responsible Conduct of Research, 2nded.

(New York: Oxford University Press)


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Ethical Standards- Researchers

should

oAvoid any risk of considerably harming

people, the environment, or propertyunnecessarily.


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oNot use deception on people

participating.


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oObtain informed consent from

all involve in the study.


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oPreserve privacy and

confidentiality wheneverpossible.


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oNot offer big rewards or

enforce binding contractsfor the study.


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oTake special precautions wheninvolving populations or animals

which may not be considered to

understand fully the purpose of

the study.


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oNot plagiarize the work of

others.


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oNot skew their conclusions

based on funding.


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oNot commit science fraud,

falsify research or otherwise

conduct scientific misconduct.


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oNot use the position as a peer

reviewer to give sham peer reviewsto punish or damage fellow

scientists.


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oBasically, research must follow

all regulations given, and also

anticipate possible ethical

problems in their research.


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