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. When student research is funded by outside agencies, supervisors have a responsibility to ensure that a suitable research contract is agreed upon which provides appropriate remuneration, explicit agreements as to ownership and the use of data produced, and protection against unethical pressures. Sociologists must acknowledge all persons who contributed significantly to the research and publication process.