Business

1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Intellectual property rights are the rights
given to persons over the creations of their
minds. They usually give the creator an
exclusive right over the use of his/her
creation for a certain period of time.

2. TYPES
• Intellectual property rights are legal rights that
provide, or the appearance of products, artistic
works, scientific developments.
• Types of intellectual property rights (IP):
patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade
secrets

3. HONESTY
• Honesty or truthfulness is a fact of moral
character that connects positive and
virtuous attributes
• Integrity, truthfulness, straightforwardness of
conduct, along with the absence of lying,
cheating, theft, etc.
• Honesty also involves being trustworthy,
loyal, fair, and sincere.

4. RESEARCH INTEGRITY
• Research integrity is vital because it
creates trust, and trust is at the heart of
the research process.
• Researchers must be able to trust each
other's work, and "they must also be
trusted by society since they provide
scientific expertise that may impact
people's lives".

5. INTELLECTUAL OWNERSHIP &
PLAGIARISM
 The most recent and common case is of
plagiarism. It was not really tangible in
ancient and medieval works.
 Plagiarism: is “the act of stealing another
person's intellectual property (IP) which
includes ideas, inventions, original works of
authorship, words, slogans, designs,
proprietary information, etc.

6. RESPONSIBILITY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY OF RESEARCHERS
• The researcher's duties include aligning
methodologies with research goals, using a
range of tools to acquire information and
interpret data.
• Writing up reports and presenting findings and
schedules to management and other
stakeholders, identifying trends and patterns,
conducting fieldwork and tests.
•

7. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ETHICAL
RESEARCH
• Gain informed consent from participants.
• Protect the interests of vulnerable groups.
• Assure the anonymity of participants, where
appropriate.
• Assure the confidentiality of information,
where appropriate.
• Respect the privacy of participants (and avoid
undue intrusion)

8. FREEDOM AND PRIVACY FROM COERCION
• The statutory definition of coercion is fairly
uniform among the states: the use of
intimidation or threats to force (or prevent)
someone to do something they have a legal
right to do (or not to do).
• Charges typically are enhanced if physical
force was used or threatened.