Section outline

◄1) Integrity and Ethics Introduced
►3) Enhancing the Quality of Research
    • 2.1 Introduction Page

      You as a student researcher surely want doing what’s right. But there is a problem. How do you make a decision when you’re between two “rights”, and you can’t do both? Ethical dilemmas are often situations when you must make a choice and when you make that choice, something good is lost. That is why ethical dilemmas are difficult for everyone. In this unit, you will learn about some concepts and procedures that help in handling ethical dilemmas in research.

      After going through this unit, you are able to:

      • Identify some pressing ethical issues of contemporary science
      • Name some milestones in development of research ethics concepts and approaches
      • Understand the key ethical frameworks and how they provide a means of thinking about research dilemmas
      • Know the rules for approval of (student) research projects at your university (faculty)

      At the end of this unit, you will take a short quiz to revise your understanding of the concepts presented in this unit.

    • 2.2 A Research Ethics Timeline Page
    • 2.3 Analyzing a Case Forum
    • 2.4 Ethical Frameworks Page
    • 2.5 Analyzing the Ethical Arguments Page
    • 2.6 What Is an Ethics Committee? Page
    • 2.7 University Ethics Committees Forum
    • 2.8 Core Concepts and Issues in Research Integrity and Ethics Quiz
◄1) Integrity and Ethics Introduced
►3) Enhancing the Quality of Research