FRHD 3070 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Natural Sciences And Engineering Research Council, Whistleblower, Scientific Misconduct
19 Dec 2017
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Most unethical behaviour is due to lack of awareness and the pressures researchers face. Ethical researchers get no rewards or praise. An unethical researcher can face many consequences if caught. Scientific misconduct occurs when a researcher falsifies or distorts the data or the methods of data collection, or plagiarizes work of others. Includes significant, unjustified departures from the generally accepted scientific practices for doing and reporting on research. Research fraud occurs when a researcher fakes or invents data that he or she did not really collect or fails to honestly and fully report how he or she conducted a study. Plagiarism occurs when a researcher steals the ideas or writings of another or uses them without citing the source. An experimenter, survey director or research investigator has power over participants and assistants. Some ethical issues involve an abuse of power and trust. Researchers should never cause unnecessary or irreversible harm to subjects.
