Ethics in Research

Research Ethics refers to

• any system or theory of moral values or principles.

• the discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad, right and wrong.

• the moral principles that govern a person's behavior in conducting of an activity

• the standards of conduct for researchers.

Any participants to any research activity must not be forced to take part in the study.

• Anonymity

• Informed Consent

• Risk of Harm

• Voluntary Participation

The research should ensure that a study will enhance the well-being and improve the situation of the populations under study, rather than undermine or endanger them in any way.

• Accountability

• Beneficence

• Justice

• Respect

Informed consent for a participant is best exemplified in which of the following actions?

• Talking to him or her privately

• Surprising him or her with a questionnaire

• Using a padrino system

• Writing him or her a letter

Gabby, a graduating student, claimed the research work of his classmate. He erased the name of the researcher and placed his own.

• Fabrication

• Falsification

• Plagiarism