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Research Ethics in Undergraduate Research Timothy Sparklin Administrator, Human and Animal Research Protections Office? University of Maryland, Baltimore County September 28, 2009 Research ethics The aim of discussing research ethics is to encourage integrity in the pursuit of scientific investigation and practice among of scientists, scholars, and professionals Office of Research Integrity, Department of Health and Human Services? In other words, researchers must be aware of aspect of being a responsible researcher, know how to conduct research appropriately and understand ones role in the research process Responsible conduct of research (RCR) By understanding the underlying principles of responsible conduct of research discourage research misconduct and questionable research practices ensure integrity of research and scholarly activities Plan for today Review the basic tenets of RCR Show brief video examples* for several of these and invite your discussion Sum up the meaning of RCR * Syracuse University, Research Ethics and Academic Integrity video vignettes, 2002, /resources/videos.php Responsible Conduct of Research Research Misconduct Data Acquisition, Management, Sharing and Ownership Conflict of Interest and Commitment Protection of Human Subjects Welfare of Laboratory Animals Publication Practices and Responsible Authorship Mentor / Trainee Responsibilities Peer Review Collaborative Science RCR Areas and key issues Research Misconduct Institutions should have in place policies that define research practices that one must avoid and deal with issues of egregious behavior (i.e. fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism – FFP) Other examples - misrepresenting authorship, violation of generally accepted research practices failure to comply with federal requirements inappropriate behavior in relation to misconduct (“looking the other way”) Should have minimum standard for measuring acceptable behavior and have a process to invest