A small word with big connotations.
Ethics goes beyond a grounding in the distinction between right and wrong.
Professional research ethics is a learned skill. Back to basics. Here are some questions we might ask ourselves in the face of an ethical dilemma. This page was developed by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, and includes a brief summary of five approaches to making ethical decisions. From a University of Oregon ethics class, this worksheet asks us to consider at least three alternative courses of action in coming to an ethical decision - helpful for opening up options when we think there are none.