Ethics: Plagiarism, Fraud and Misconduct

Ethics: Plagiarism, Fraud and Misconduct The American Psychological Association, the American Counseling Association, and the American Sociological Association are just a few of the professional associations which support ethical standards for research which go beyond the broad principles of beneficence, fidelity, integrity, justice, and respect for people’s rights (see pp 50-51 in Cozby and Bates, 2018). You can access the standards for several other organizations in this module. Be sure to review the specific standards for research for at least two organizations on the list. All of the organizations mentioned above provide very specific guidance about a variety of ethical issues, including plagiarism, fraud, and misconduct. In this forum, you will consider how plagiarism and/or fraud and misconduct in research might affect the search for a COVID-19 vaccine or treatment. For example, what if a researcher excluded unfavorable results in a vaccine trial to make it appear as if the vaccine was more effective than it really was? What if a researcher plagiarized another researcher’s work on COVID-19? Remember to use only objective, neutral (scientific) language. Be sure to review all assigned readings for this module before you post. Readings and sources: https://apastyle.apa.org/blog/coronavirus-response (free access to 7th edition manual) Readings and Resources Read: Chapter 3 Ethical Behavior in Research (Cozby & Bates, 2018). Read Appendix B in Cozby and Bates (2018). Read: Timeline of Ethics in Clinical Research, retrieved from http://ethicsinhealth.org/?p=703 (Links to an external site.) Readings and Resources Read: Chapter 3 Ethical Behavior in Research (Cozby & Bates, 2018). Read Appendix B in Cozby and Bates (2018). Read: Chapter 4 Fundamental Research Issues (Cozby and Bates, 2018) https://www.apa.org/research/responsible/misconduct https://www.apa.org/monitor/2014/01/research-misconduct http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/rcr/rcr_misconduct/foundation/index.html Reply posts should: 1. Advance the discussion by adding to it; should not repeat information or state the obvious. 2. Be more than a list of points–initial posts and replies should offer an analysis of the question. 3. Use APA style in-text citations for all sources used in replies; provide a list of complete APA references at the end of the post. Do not list a reference if you did not use it in the post–APA says to cite what you use; use what you cite. Posts with no citations will receive a zero. 4. Run the spell and grammar checker on your text. 5. Show a word count that is 150 words for all replies. A minimum of 2 replies that follow these guidelines are required for a meets expectations; 3 such replies are needed for the exemplary for replies. 7. Replies should not be made on one day. NOTE–SIGNIFICANT DEDUCTIONS APPLY TO STUDENTS WHO POST ALL COMMENTS ON ONE DAY. SIGNIFICANT DEDUCTIONS APPLY TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE ONLY ONE POST.