Ethical Considerations

Reporter: Ms. Janyssa Mariae R. Buenafe

What is Ethics?• Rules of behavior based on ideas

about what is morally good and bad.• It is concerned with a set of social and

moral principles that guide research.

Ethics in research provides rules that specify and appropriate and inappropriate behavior in the conduct of research and application of findings.

“All researchers has been challenged to meet ethical principles and underlie the research endeavour.”

Components of Ethics in Research Example

A. TRUTHFULNESS

- It is because of the very purpose of Science, which is searching for answers to questions, honesty is of utmost importance.

Fraud &Misconduct

B. COURTESY- Ethics in research also includes courtesy in dealing with respondents.

Asking permission

C. RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

- Related to showing respect for the respondents is the ethical implications of eliciting information from respondents.

Respect for Human Dignity

Components of Ethics in Research

A. TRUTHFULNESS

“PILTDOWN MAN”

FRAUD & MISCONDUCT in research consists of the following deviations from

TRUTHFULNESS (King, 2001)1. Fabricating data.2. Describing results of experiments that were never performed.3. Listing clinical observations of test subjects who do not exist.4. Changing or falsifying existing data in order to achieve some predetermined goal.5. Data trimming.

6. Data cooking.7. Plagiarism, knowingly stealing someone else’s published work and presenting it without attribution to source.

Components of Ethics in Research

B. COURTESY

The researcher must get a permission:- from the school head if he needs to get data from students. - from the president of the farmers’ organization if the respondents are farmers.

Components of Ethics in Research

C. RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

Respect for Human Dignity1. Protection of life of the participants2. Protection of participants from harm and loss of dignity3. Seeking informed consent of participants4. Avoid deception5. Observing confidentiality where it is due.6. Observing the right of the participants to pull out anytime if they so wish.7. Just compensation or some form of reciprocity where necessary as well as sharing of research result.

Thank You!