Ethics in Academic Writing

What statement best defines the concept of "ethics"?

• Ethics is the study to tell the difference in right and wrong behavior

• Ethics is trying to judge people by what they believe and do

• Ethics is a society's standard of conduct based on moral values and principles of its members

• Characteristics that bring people praise and admiration

If you use someone else's words, it is plagiarism unless you ______

• Change the words up a little

• Cite as means to give them credit

• Include it with your own ideas

• None of the above

Which of the following are possible consequences of cheating?

• Disciplinary action

• Marked as zero

• Losing credibility/respect

• All of the above

Using ideas, words, or statements of another person as one's own without citation is

• Plagiarism

• Cheating

• Integrity

• Ethics

_____ are moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity.

• Integrity

• Ethics

• Plagiarism

• Moral values

What are the characteristics of academic writing?

• Formal tone

• Use third-person than first person perspective

• Precise choosing of word

• Focus on issue than authors opinion

The code that was formulated 50 years ago in August and in Nuremberg, Germany are

• Code 1947 (Nuremberg)

• Nuremberg Code (1947)

• Germany code (1947)

• Nuremberg Code (1950)

Which medical community set the "Declaration of Helsinki" regarding ethical principles of human experimentation?

• World Health Organization (WHO)

• United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef)

• World directory of medical schools (WDMS)

• World Medical Association (WMA)

Abstract usually provides:

• Overview of the study purpose

• Research method

• Findings

• Conclusions

What are the three main aspects of responsibilities the students should follow when writing their academic report?

• Responsible to the content

• Responsible to the nature

• Responsible to readers

• Responsible to evaluator