Answer to Question #316313 in English for Felix

Question

Topic: Ethics and Intellectual Property

Task: carefully study any two articles of your choice related to your discipline (not from the Research Methodology Case Studies for Engineering and the Built Environment). Remember to cite them properly. Each article must consist of at least 2,000 words excluding abstract and list of references.

Analyse these two articles and for EACH of the two, list under separate headings (1) ethical issues and (2) IP issues as they relate to your discipline. Think holistically. If there are no ethical or IP issues, which is very unlikely, explain why. If there are, identify them and discuss their impact in terms of data collection and analysis, first specifically on the articles, then on your discipline as a whole, and finally on your dissertation work.

Answer 1

It is divided into three sections, and is underpinned by the five fundamental principles of Integrity, Objectivity, Professional competence and due care, Confidentiality, and Professional behaviour.