Ethics and research methods

R. M. Davison

doi:10.1109/HICSS.2002.994382

Ethics and research methods

Department of Information Systems

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Abstract

In information systems (IS), the ethical conduct of research may be something which we take for granted, or perhaps simply ignore. Given the seriousness of ethical dilemmas that can arise, however; it is important to pay attention to ethical issues. A personal perspective is given on the nature of ethics in information systems research. The philosophical theories of teleology and deontology are reviewed and then applied in the IS context. Three fictitious scenarios are employed to illustrate the existence of ethical issues in IS research and suggestions are made for improving the quality of IS research from an ethical perspective.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	3439-3445
Volume	2002-January
ISBN (Print)	769514359
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2002.994382
Publication status	Published - 2002
Event	35th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Science (HICSS-35) - Big Island, United States Duration: 7 Jan 2002 → 10 Jan 2002

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Volume	2002-January
ISSN (Print)	1530-1605

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Conference	35th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Science (HICSS-35)
Place	United States
City	Big Island
Period	7/01/02 → 10/01/02

Research Keywords

Concrete
Conducting materials
Ethics
Information systems
Writing

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