RRL - Ethical Considerations Flashcards
can be defined as the norms for conduct that distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable behaviors
Ethics in Research
It can also be defined as a process of applying moral standards and principles in any undertaking. In general, the ______________ in research is used so that a researcher will be able to define right from wrong.
Ethics/Ethical Standards
8 principle of Ethics in Research
Honesty
Objectivity
Integrity
Carefulness
Openness
Respect for Intellectual Property
Trustworthiness
Social and Legal Responsibility
a researcher must secure honesty in producing his/her study.
Transparency is the key of upholding honesty in research. Researchers must see to it that all borrowed intellectual property must be cited accurately.
Honesty
Researchers must see to it that she/he is free from any form of bias in all aspects of his/her research paper.
Objectivity
The researcher must secure that the study holds sincerity and consistency. The researchers must see to it that all of the parts promised and presented during the presentation of the proposal must be kept.
Integrity
The researcher must see to it that the conduct of the study must be free from any carelessness and errors of negligence. All important data must be kept for future uses.
Carefulness
Researches must see to it that they are open-minded persons wherein they can accept suggestions from others and they can handle constructive criticism.
Openness
A good researcher must see to it that she/he practices _______________________. This principle can be executed upon proper citation of borrowed statements and giving due credit to the owner.
Respect for intellectual property
The researchers must see to it that any data or information in the research, especially those data from surveys and other data gathering procedures, must be used according to its proper and allotted usage only. The researchers must also keep the confidentiality of every data gathered and must protect its privacy.
Trustworthiness
A researcher must abide by the legalities, rules, policies, and regulations set by his/her partner institution or organization.
Social and Legal Responsibility
The need for ethics is very vital in research because of these reasons:
Norms promote the aims of research such as knowledge, truth, understanding, and avoidance of error.
Norms promote the values that are essential to collaborative work such as trust, accountability, mutual respect, and fairness. They also protect intellectual property interests and encourage confidentiality even in collaboration.
Norms ensure that researchers can be held accountable to the public. To a certain extent, they draw parameters on which ideas to write and how they should be written.
Norms promote a variety of other important moral and social values. Ethical lapses in research can significantly harm human and animal subjects, students, other individuals, and the public in general.
Norms help build public support for research. This happens when individuals and organizations believe in the integrity and credibility of the researcher/s, thus they will offer support for the project.
refers to the view that values are relative in the sense that a person feels his/her value is better than any other person’s value.
Ethical Relativism
this term refers to values that are translated into rules or standards of conduct.
Ethical Principles
refers to situations where there is an evident conflict between values & principles & the choice of action needs to be decided.
Ethical Dilemma
