Gaps in Ethics 2
"Gaps in Ethics 2" Plagiarism Edition
・Humanities and Social Sciences Version ・ Natural Sciences VersionSummary
This video is an instructional material that allows viewers to experience the events leading to research misconduct, and to learn about research ethics while understanding the different positions of people involved in research.
It focuses on one type of misconduct, plagiarism. It consists of two dramas that are set in a humanities and social science research center and a natural science research center respectively and portray events that lead to plagiarism.
How to use these materials:
Both stories stress the importance of research ethics when writing papers based on another person's ideas or writing and raise awareness on valuing one's own writing. By watching these dramas and experiencing simulations, viewers will cultivate ethical judgment and behavior and consider how a researcher should act. Because there are various research environments, practices, and cultures that differ between fields of research, the characters in Humanities and Social Sciences Version and Natural Sciences Version are put in different standpoints. The characters are confronted with several ethical issues, and there are similarities and differences between both videos. Please take that into consideration when using them to teach research ethics.
These are most effectively used in workshops that combine watching the dramas with discussion and group work. They can also be used in a variety of other situations, including lectures at universities and training at research institutions.
"Gaps in Ethics 2" Plagiarism Edition: Humanities and Social Sciences Version
(Run time: About 26 minutes)
The main character is a university student named Yuko. Ever since her undergraduate days, she has thought of copying and pasting as a tool for efficiently writing reports. After completing her master's course and doctoral course, Yuko continued her research activities and is now an associate professor. Having made several achievements through her research, things go smoothly for Yuko, but she is eventually suspected of plagiarism because of her actions regarding her citations and references in her research papers, involving ethical issues.
"Gaps in Ethics 2" Plagiarism Edition: Natural Sciences Version (Run time: About 33 minutes)
The story revolves around three university students who have coauthored an acclaimed collaborative research paper on proteins. They get a notification saying that their joint paper was under suspicion of plagiarism and that the university's misconduct investigation committee was looking into it. The three students each set off on their own path, recalling their behavior during the process of writing the joint paper and the differences in how they view research ethics. Through the misconduct investigation committee, the characters reflect on ethical issues and the actions during their research that led to them being suspected of plagiarism.