Ethical Considerations

in Research
 What is ethics?
• Rules of behavior based on ideas about what is
morally good or bad.
• It is concerned with a set of social and moral
principles that guide research.
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• Ethics in research provides rules that specify the
appropriate and inappropriate behavior in the
conduct of research and application of findings .
 Ethical Codes and Policies for Research

• Honesty:
• Honestly report data, results, methods and
procedures, and publication status
 Ethical Codes and Policies for Research

• Objectivity:
• Strive to avoid bias when doing Research.
 Ethical Codes and Policies for Research

• Integrity:
• Keep your promises and agreements; act
with sincerity.
 Ethical Codes and Policies for Research

• Carefulness:
• Avoid careless errors; carefully and critically
examine your own work and the work of
your peers. Keep good records of research
activities.
 Ethical Codes and Policies for Research

• Openness:
• Share data, results, ideas, tools, resources.
Be open to criticism and new ideas.
 Ethical Codes and Policies for Research

• Respect for Intellectual Property:

• Honor patents, copyrights, and other forms
of intellectual property. Do not use
unpublished data, methods, or results
without permission. Never plagiarize.
Ethical Codes and Policies for Research

• Human Subjects Protection:

• When conducting research on human
subjects, minimize harms and risks and
maximize benefits; respect human dignity
and privacy.
 Voluntary Informed
Participation Consent

Rights of
Research
Confidentiality Participants Anonymity
 Unethical Activities
• Unauthorized Publishing
• Claiming Sole ownership of patent
• False Authorship
• Manipulated Statistics
• Not Citing Appropriate works