Graduate students are held to high standards of ethical conduct and scholarly integrity. Exploring the universities’ activities and procedures related to ethics and integrity before starting your program will help you understand what is expected of you as a graduate student.

Tips:

• Understand university guidelines for research ethics and academic integrity
• Visit the Panel on Research Ethics for information on navigating the ethics of human research
• View the Government of Canada's TCPS 2 tutorial for excellent guidance on research ethics, featuring interactive exercises and multi-disciplinary examples
• See the Elsevier Research Academy for information on ethics, with particular emphasis on scholarly publishing
• Find more information on ethics from the Council of Graduate Schools' resource library

Resources at Memorial:

• Familiarize yourself with Memorial’s policies on ethics in research and academic integrity as well as Memorial’s Academic Integrity resource page with the library, which connects students to resources and assistance
• Be aware of Memorial's research policies and how they could affect your research
• Review the scholarly essentials of integrity and ethics for graduate students
• Check out the Writing Centre's guide to avoiding plagiarism
• Understand the expectations detailed in the Student Code of Conduct
• Know what research requires ethics review and approval