How to be an ethical

researcher?

Course Name: Business Research

Course Code: BAN 375

Assignment 1

Group Name: ANOVA

Syeda Fatima Banu

Sumon Debnath

Jahangir Alam Noman

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2009731019

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Presented By

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Group Members:

Research ethics

According to David B Resnik,

Research ethics is the norms of

conduct that distinguish between

acceptable and unacceptable behavior

of the researcher.

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Treating participants with respect

Researcher must remember that –

People who take part may be vulnerable;

False hopes or unnecessary anxiety should not be raised;

Disruption to participants’ life should be kept to a minimum;

Negative experiences from research should not be dwelled for

long;

Sensitive information should be confidential and anonymous.

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Covert and Overt Research

• means under-cover work – nobody knows

who the researcher is and what he is doing.Covert research

• means that it is out in the open – everyone

knows who the researcher is and what he is

doing.Overt Research

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A leaflet should be given to the participants which includes -

Information of the researcher

Details about the organization

Details about who has commissioned or funded the research

Information about the project – subject and purpose

Details about what will happen to the results

Information about the personal benefits to be gained

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Codes of Ethics

The Code of Ethics is a written detail provided to the participants that supplies what researcher intend to do with the information they give and it shows that researcher intend to treat both them and the information with respect and honesty.

Purpose of Codes of Ethics

Its purpose is to establish a set of principles and procedure to guide the researchers to achieve the goal and objectives in an ethical way of behavior.

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Issues of Code of ethics

Code of ethics

Anonymity

Confidentiality

Right to commentFinal Report

Data Protection

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A short Code of Ethics

AnonymityIt is assured that any names and addresses will not be used in the final report, or information will not be stored or categorized using names and addresses.

ConfidentialityIt is guaranteed that any information provided in this group will not be directly disclosed to third parties, unless permission has been granted to do so.

Right to CommentIt is agreed to keep the participants informed about the progress and to listen to their comments.

Final ReportThis research is funded by [name of the funding body]. A copy of the final report will be sent to this organization, to the participants, and to anyone who has requested.

Data ProtectionThe researcher will comply with the Data Protection Act 1998.

Thank You

Finally, from all the discussion we can say that, ethics in research is a

method, procedure, or perspective for deciding how to act. Ethical lapses

in research can significantly harm human subjects. Many government

agencies have ethics rules for funded researchers and produced Statement

of Ethical Practice which covers several ethical issues.

So, it is acceptable that to be an ethical researcher, we should follow the

socially acceptable manners as it disciplines the study with a standard of

conduct.

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