When working for a multiplicity of clients which can be or are in competitive positions, the right to use information and results across projects should be carefully defined beforehand. When research results are published independently by the researcher, the institutional context within which the research took place should be made clear. This includes the objective of the client organisation, the nature and extent of funding and the role of the client in framing and defining research. Teaching and Student Research 22. Ethical consequences outlined in this document apply equally to student research and ethics should be included in the training of sociologists.
Teachers are responsible for the ethics of any research required of undergraduate students.
Supervisors have a responsibility to discuss with each graduate student the ethics of that student's research. Students retain ethical responsibility for their own actions. Students should take account of the advice on ethics provided by their teachers and supervisors. Supervisors and teachers have a responsibility to ensure that the community is not misused as a student resource. They must take care not to exploit groups through repetitive and burdensome demands.