Unit Number 5 - Research Ethics, IPR and Publishing
1. Research Methodology Sunita Milind Dol
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Unit V: Research Ethics, IPR and Publishing
1. Discuss briefly patent and copyright with suitable example, taking a mobile
phone or laptop for IPR.
2. “Ethics in research is the need of an hour”, comment upon this statement in
context to internet and freely available data/ information/ knowledge.
3. Explain ethical issues related to
a. Research participant
b. Researcher
c. Sponsoring Agency
4. Explain technical patent specification sections.
5. List and explain the types of patents.
6. What is technology transfer? Also explain the process.
7. Explain the term royalty. What are the types of royalty?
8. Explain the basic structure of research paper.
9. What is meant by plagiarism? Enumerate at least three tools for plagiarism
checking.
10. State and explain criterion for patentability.