You should initiate discussions of ethical issues with your project director at the outset and throughout a project. Anytime you are not positive your behavior is absolute1y correct, consult your director or appropriate literature. Some areas of concern are summarized here. Strict guidelines are published regarding treatment of subjects, covering such areas as invasion of privacy, deception, use of physical or psychological discomfort, care of animals, permission for use of personal data, and necessity for informed consent. This term applies to empirical studies and to library research.
Plagiarism is one of the most seriousinfractions a professional or student can commit.
Plagiarism is not limited to direct copying of material but includes using another author's ideas, procedures, etc. without giving clear and proper credit. Paraphrasing, or summarizing another's work using different words and structure, is necessarily a part of a review of literature, since you need to summarize a study in order to be able to discuss it. However, anytime an author's work is summarized, credit must be given. Close paraphrasing, in which the original author's wording, structure, or sequence of ideas is followed, should not be used. Direct quotation of the source is the appropriate strategy when such a precise referral to another's work is needed.