Ethics in Research

Practical
Research 1
11 AGRICULTURE
Lesson 03
Lesson 03
ethics is a branch of knowledge that deals with

moral principles on governing a person’s
behavior in the conduct of any activity.
Lesson 03
Ethics in
Research
Importance • Resnik (2015), in his
of Ethics in article, “What is Ethics in
Research
Research & Why is it
important?”, as cited by
Cristobal & Cristobal
(2017), enumerates the
following reasons why it is
important to follow ethical
principles in writing and
conducting a research:
Importance of Ethics in Research
• Ethics guides the researchers in

obtaining knowledge, truth, and
avoidance of error by prohibiting
fabrication, falsification and
misrepresentation of research data.
• Many researchers who are working in different

disciplines and institutions cooperate and
coordinate to accomplish a particular research.
With ethics in mind, they also maintain trust,
accountability, mutual respect, and fairness.
• Ethical norms guarantee the public that

researchers are deemed responsible for
committing any form of research
misconduct.
• People express and lend their support

by all means if they can trust the
quality and integrity of research.
• Ethical principles help the researcher avoid

practices that can adversely harm the research
subjects and the community. Thus, it
encourages social responsibility, human rights,
animal welfare, compliance with the law, and
public health and safety.
1. It promotes the aims of
research
2. It upholds values that are
essential to collaborative work Importance
3. It ensures that researchers can
be held accountable to the public. of Ethics in
4. It builds public support for
research Research
5. It promotes a variety of moral
and social values
Ethical Codes • Cristobal & Cristobal
and Policies (2017), in their book,
for Research
“Practical Research 1 for
Senior High School”, lists
the following ethical codes
and policies that the
researcher needs to
consider in conducting a
study:
Ethical Codes and Policies for Research
• The researcher should strive to

truthfully report data in whatever form
of communication all throughout the
study.
• The researcher should avoid being

biased. The study should not be
influenced by his/her personal
motives, beliefs and opinions..
• The researcher should establish

credibility through the consistency of
his/her thought and action. He/she
should act with sincerity especially on
keeping agreements.
• The researcher should never neglect

even the smallest detail of the study. All
information should be critically
examined. Records of research activities
should be properly and securely kept.
• The researcher should be willing to

accept criticisms and new ideas for the
betterment of the study. Research
results and findings should be shared to
the public.
• The researcher should not plagiarize. Credit

should be given to who or where it is due.
All authors cited and sources used in the
study should be properly acknowledged.
• Plagiarism refers to the act of illegally using

another person’s ideas, works, processes, and
results. Thus, it constitutes claiming an
intellectual property as one’s own that can be
penalized through Republic Act 8293 known as
the Intellectual Property Code of the
Philippines.
• The researcher should take steps to

protect all confidential communications
or documents from being discovered by
others.
• The researcher should ensure that his/her

work is clear, honest, complete, accurate,
and balanced, thus avoiding wasteful and
duplicate publication. It should likewise
refrain from selective, misleading, or
ambiguous reporting.
• The researcher should teach responsible

conduct of research and share professional
knowledge and skills especially to new or
less experienced researcher.
• The researcher should show courtesy to

his/her colleagues by treating them equally
and fairly.
• The researcher should promote social

good by working for the best interests
and benefits of the environment and
society as a whole.
• The researcher should not discriminate

based on sex, race, ethnicity, or any factor
relating to scientific competence and
integrity. Thus, research should be open to
all people or entities who will participate in
research.
• The researcher should possess necessary

knowledge and skills in conducting a study.
He/she should be equipped with a sense
ofprofessionalism and expertise to ensure
competent results.
• The researcher should know and abide by

relevant laws, institutional and government
policies concerning the legal conduct of
research.
• The researcher should protect human lives

by preventing and minimizing harms and
risks. He/she should always uphold the
human dignity, privacy, and autonomy of
human subjects to be used in the study
1. Honesty 6. Respect for 11. Social responsibility
intellectual property
2. Objectivity 7. Confidentiality 12. Non-discrimination
3. Integrity 8. Responsible 13. Competence
publication
4. Care 9. Responsible 14. Legality
mentoring
5. Openness 10. Respect for 15. Human Subject
colleagues Protection
Rights of • In every aspect of life,
Research rights and responsibilities
Participants
are inseparably linked to
one another. This means
that both the researcher
and the participant have
necessary obligations to
perform as a prerequisite
of their privileges in
conducting research.
Rights of Research Participants
• The research participants must be given the

privilege to exercise their free will whether
to participate or not. They have the right to
refuse involvement in the study. Thus, any
person should not be forced to take part in
any research undertaking.
• The research participants must be provided with

sufficient information about the procedures and
risks involved in the research. It serves as an
initial guide on why and how the study will be
conducted. Hence, the researcher must ensure
that they fully understood and agreed upon the
study.
• The research participants must be protected from

any type of harm whether it may be physical,
psychological, social, or economic. The researcher
must avoid, prevent, or minimize threats
especially when they are exposed and engaged in
invasive and risky procedures.
• The research participants must be assured of

their privacy particularly on personal
information. The researcher must secure that
all information disclosed by them will not be
used without authorized access.
• The research participants must remain

anonymous or unidentified throughout the
study even to the researchers themselves.
They have the right to keep their identities
secret as they participate especially in case
sensitive studies.
Rights of 1. Voluntary
Research participation
Participants 2. Informed consent
3. Risk of harm
4. Confidentiality
5. Anonymity
Activity 1 (Group)
Activity 2 (Individual)
Pick one from the rights of research participants inside the box. Then,
explain how you can personally apply it in conducting your own research
in the future. Express your ideas in at least five sentences. Write your
explanation on your notebook.

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Practical

ethics is a branch of knowledge that deals with

• Ethics guides the researchers in

• Many researchers who are working in different

• Ethical norms guarantee the public that

• People express and lend their support

• Ethical principles help the researcher avoid

• The researcher should strive to

• The researcher should avoid being

• The researcher should establish

• The researcher should never neglect

• The researcher should be willing to

• The researcher should not plagiarize. Credit

• Plagiarism refers to the act of illegally using

• The researcher should take steps to

• The researcher should ensure that his/her

• The researcher should teach responsible

• The researcher should show courtesy to

• The researcher should promote social

• The researcher should not discriminate

• The researcher should possess necessary

• The researcher should know and abide by

• The researcher should protect human lives

• The research participants must be given the

• The research participants must be provided with

• The research participants must be protected from

• The research participants must be assured of

• The research participants must remain

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