1. Research Methods in Computer Science Lecture: Research Ethics
| Department of Science | Interactive Graphics System (GRIS) | Prof. Dr. techn. Dieter Fellner

2. softrays.org.pk/RM Course website
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3. Attendance file Mid Term Exam
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4. Credit Professor Lee E. Brown California State University, Fullerton
Julia R. Miller, Ph.D.
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5. Ethics
Ethics – the discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad, right and wrong
ethics. ( 2013). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved Nov  10,  2013, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online:
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6. Definition of Scientific Misconduct
Scientific misconduct is fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results.
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7. Seven Areas of Scientific Dishonesty
Plagiarism
Fabrication and falsification
Nonpublication of data
Faulty data-gathering procedures
Poor data storage and retention
Misleading authorship
Sneaky publication practices
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8. Plagiarism
Plagiarism—using the ideas, writings, and drawings of others as your own
Plagiarism is dishonesty.
The research may be excellent but it wasn’t done by the author of the paper.
Plagiarism mostly involves unpublished theses.
Difficult to detect unless editor/referee familiar with unpublished work in subject as well as published work.
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9. Fabrication and Falsification
Fabrication and falsification—making up or altering data
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10. Nonpublication of Data
Data not included in results because they don’t support the desired outcome
Some data are “bad” data
Bad data should be recognized while it is being collected or analyzed
Outlier – unrepresentative score; a score that lies outside of the normal scores
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11. Faulty Data Gathering
Collecting data from participants who are not complying with requirements of the study
Using faulty equipment
Treating participants inappropriately
Recording data incorrectly
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12. Poor Data Storage and Retention
Data should be stored in its original collected form for at least 3 years after publication
Data should be available for examination
Confidentiality of participants should be maintained
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13. Misleading Authorship
Misleading authorship—who should be an author?
Technicians do not necessarily become joint authors.
Authorship should involve only those who contribute directly.
Discuss authorship before the project!
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14. Sneaky Publication Practices
Publication of the thesis or dissertation
Should be regarded as the student’s work
Committee chair and members may be listed as secondary authors
Dual publication – a manuscript should only be published in a single journal
What about studies which include a huge amount of data?
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15. Ethical relationships with supervisors
The relationship between the student and the supervisor is unequal and hierarchical.
the supervisor plays many roles as "adviser", "promoter", "boss", "teacher", "friend", "principal investigator” etc.
This multiplicity of roles may lead to conflict
A student must feel free to make their own decisions
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16. Ethical supervision Nurtures the student’s confidence and skills
Does not use the student just as a technician or assistant but allows the student to develop the project in new ways
Not jealous of the student’s success but allows the student to take ownership of their project and get the credit for it
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17. Ethical relationships with colleagues
Effective and ethical relationships with colleagues will aid a student to make more rapid progress on their project
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18. HEC Plagiarism Policy
(a) Penalties for Teachers, Researchers and Staff
(i) Major Penalty:
Crime: Most of the paper (or key results) have been exactly copied from any published work of other people without giving the reference to the original work
Penalty:
Dismissal from service
Black Listing”
Ineligible for employment in any academic / research organization
The notification of “Black Listing” of the author(s) may be published in the print media or may be publicized on different websites at the discretion of the Vice-Chancellor / Rector / Head of the organization.
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19. HEC Plagiarism Policy
(a) Penalties for Teachers, Researchers and Staff
(ii) Moderate Penalty:
Crime: Some paragraphs including some key results have been copied without citation.
Penalty:
Demotion to the next lower grade
The notification of “Black Listing” of the author(s) .
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20. HEC Plagiarism Policy
(a) Penalties for Teachers, Researchers and Staff
(iii) Minor Penalty:
Crime: Few paragraphs have been copied from an external source without giving reference of that work
Penalty
Warning
Freezing of all research grants
The promotions/annual increments of the offender may be stopped, for a specified period
HEC or the University / Organization may debar the offender from sponsorship of research funding, travel grant, supervision of Ph.D. students, scholarship, fellowship or any other funded program for a period as deemed appropriate by the “Plagiarism Standing Committee”.
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21. HEC Plagiarism Policy (b) Students:
(i) In the case of thesis the responsibility of plagiarism will be of the student and not of the supervisor or members of the Supervisory Committee.
(ii) The offender may be expelled/ rusticated from the University and from joining any institution of Higher Education in Pakistan for a period as deemed appropriate by the "Plagiarism Standing Committee”. A notice may be circulated among all academic institutions and research organization to this effect.
(iii) The offender may be relegated to a lower class.
(iv) The offender may be given a failure grade in the subject.
(v) The offender may be fined an amount as deemed appropriate.
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22. HEC Plagiarism Policy (b) Students:
(vi) The offender may be given a written warning if the offence is minor and is committed for the first time
(vii) The degree of a student may be withdrawn if AT ANY TIME it is proven that he or she has presented Plagiarized work in his / her MS, MPhil or PhD dissertation if the extent of plagiarism comes under the category of major penalty.
(viii) The notification of the plagiarism by the author(s) may be published in the print media or may be publicized on different websites at the discretion of the Vice Chancellor / Rector / Head of the Organization.
(ix) HEC or the University / Organization may debar the offender from sponsorship of research funding, travel grant, scholarship, fellowship or any other funded program for a period as deemed appropriate by the "Plagiarism Standing Committee".
(x) Any other penalty deemed fit by the “Plagiarism Standing Committee”.
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23. Assignment 2: Plagiarism Detection resouces
Explore the different online resources for Plagiarism detection and write a summary of these software tools and websites.
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24. Sources University of Michigan; http://my.research.umich.edu/peerrs
Office of Research Integrity, (ORI);
Indiana University, Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions;
National Institutes of Health, (NIH);
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