This paper develops an overview of the subject of trustworthiness among researchers. It illustrates and discusses various types of betrayal and defections in research conduct, and locates these in relation to many of the situations discussed elsewhere in this issue.
Relevant Literature on this Topic
Whitbeck, Caroline. 1998. Ethics in Engineering Practice and Research. New York: Cambridge University Press. Other keywords for this article: ethics and prudence; preferences vs. values; negligence; trust, distrust; ambiguity; moral ambiguity; responsibilities, general; professional responsibility; public safety; worker safety; laboratory safety; design process; environmental issues, global; environmental issues, chemical; conflict of interest; ethical codes and guidelines from professional societies; harassment, sexual harassment and aggression; workplace relationships; research misconduct; falsification and fabrication; plagiarism; authorship; human subjects in research; animals in scientific research.
Don Gotterbarn, "Infomatics and Professional Responsibility," in Reader in Ethical Computing and Business, eds T. Bynum and S. Rogerson, Basil Blackwell Ltd. 1998. Other keywords for this: responsibility, general; accountability.
Don Gotterbarn and Simon Rogerson, "The Ethics of Software Project Management," in Ethics and Information Technology, ed. Goran Collste, New Academic Publisher, Delhi, 1998. Other keywords for this: professionalism in computing; professional responsibility; ethical codes; code violations; accountability.
Don Gotterbarn, "Raising the Bar: A Software Engineering Code of Ethics," Computers and Society, June 1998, vol. 28, pp. 26-29. Other keywords for this: professionalism in computing; ethical codes; code violations; accountability; ethical codes.
Don Gotterbarn, "The Uniqueness of Software Errors and Their Impact on Global Policy," Science and Engineering Ethics, vol. 4, no. 4. Other keywords for this: accountability; software safety.
Don Gotterbarn, "The Ethical Computer Practitioner - Licensing the Moral community: a proactive approach." SIGCSE Bulletin, vol. 30, no. 2. Other keywords for this: accountability; ethics support.
Don Gotterbarn, "Establishing Standards of Professional Practice," chapter 3 in The Responsible Software Engineer, ed. Colin Meyer, Springer Verlag 1996. Other keywords for this: professionalism in computing; professional responsibility; ethical codes; code violations; accountability.
Don Gotterbarn, "Computer Practitioners: Professionals or Hired Guns," in The Social and Ethical Effects of the Computer Revolution, edited by Joseph M. Kizza, McFarland & Company Inc, March 1996. Other keywords for this: professionalism in computing; professional responsibility; ethical codes; code violations; accountability.
Don Gotterbarn, "Standards for Certifying Computer Professionals," in Ethics in the Computer Age, edited by Joseph M. Kizza, ACM Press, 1995. Other keywords for this: professionalism in computing; professional responsibility; ethical codes; code violations; accountability.