TY - BOOK ID - 49137 TI - Research Ethics for Students in the Social Sciences AU - Bos, Jaap PY - 2020 SN - 9783030484156 DB - DOAB KW - Research Ethics KW - Methodology of the Social Sciences KW - Psychological Methods/Evaluation KW - Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics KW - Biotechnology KW - Psychological Methods KW - conceptualizing research ethics KW - research ethics in the social sciences KW - definition of plagiarism KW - factors that facilitate plagiarism KW - ghostwriting KW - measures to counter plagiarism KW - fabrication and cheating KW - research bias KW - science's self-correction KW - publication bias KW - Open Access KW - Ethics & moral philosophy KW - Philosophy of science KW - Social research & statistics KW - Psychological methodology UR - https://www.doabooks.org/doab?func=search&query=rid:49137 AB - This open access textbook offers a practical guide into research ethics for undergraduate students in the social sciences. A step-by-step approach of the most viable issues, in-depth discussions of case histories and a variety of didactical tools will aid the student to grasp the issues at hand and help him or her develop strategies to deal with them. This book addresses problems and questions that any bachelor student in the social sciences should be aware of, including plagiarism, data fabrication and other types of fraud, data augmentation, various forms of research bias, but also peer pressure, issues with confidentiality and questions regarding conflicts of interest. Cheating, ‘free riding’, and broader issues that relate to the place of the social sciences in society are also included. The book concludes with a step-by-step approach designed to coach a student through a research application process. ER -