1. Chapter 5: Ethical Issues in Research and Scholarship
SFM 651:
Research Methods
Dr. Johnson

2. Scientific misconduct
Scientific misconduct is Fabrication, Falsification or Plagiarism in Proposing, Performing, Reviewing research or in Reporting Research results

3. 7 areas of dishonesty Plagiarism Fabrication and falsification
Nonpublication of data
Faulty data-gathering procedures
Poor data storage and retention
Misleading authorship
Unacceptable publication practices

4. Plagerism
Using ideas, concepts, writings or drawings of others as your own…..cheating
Can be fired
Can cause a problem for the rest of your career

5. Fabrication and falsification
Making up or altering data
Could be “seeing what you expect”
Interpreting the written work of others incorrectly

6. Nonpublication of data
Not using certain pieces of data
Better results without them
Outlier – unrepresentative scores
Sometimes can be dismissed
Sometimes not

7. Faulty data-gathering procedures
Using nonqualified participants
Equiptment issues
Inappropriate treatment of participant
Incorrect data recording

8. Poor data storage and retention
How did you say you would do this
Needs to remain that way
Keep for 3 years after publication

9. Misleading authorship
First author
Lead study
2nd and 3rd author
Should be listed in order of contribution
Don’t list them if they didn’t do the work

10. Unacceptable publication practices
Advisor should be the 2nd author on thesis or dissertation
Professors need publications for tenure / promotion
Cant publish the same paper in two journals

11. Copyright Fair use of copyright Purpose – how will it be used
What is OK for someone to copy
Purpose – how will it be used
Nature – personal use?
Amount – how much or how many
Effect – will it effect sales?

12. Sanctions
Pg 90
Fired
Fined
Letter in file

13. Grad student jobs Do the right thing
Even if it is hard
Sometimes will get outside pressure to do it quickly….even wrong

14. Protecting participants
Is there any harm that may come to them
Rights
Privacy
Anonymous
Confidential
Expect responsibility

15. Protecting participants
May spend a lot of time with participants
Protect them
Protect self
Always keep participants safe

16. Informed consent Fair explanation of procedures
Description of discomforts and risks
Description of benefits
Disclosure of alternate procedures
Offer to answer questions
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