Research Integrity
Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities are integral to being an academician.
As part of a community of scholars, we share our research and build upon the work of one another. As such, it is critical that our research and scholarship be conducted, shared, and judged with integrity. The quality of our reputation depends on the quality of our research and scholarship.
This site is dedicated to education in areas of research integrity. Our hope is that you, the researcher/scholar, will find this useful for yourself and those with whom you interact in research, scholarship, and creative activities. We encourage you to use and share this site with others. Please also share with us educational resources that you develop or find elsewhere.
RESEARCH, as used on this site, refers to research and scholarship across all disciplinary fields from the Arts and Humanities to the Sciences.
RESEARCH broadly includes the exploration, discovery, interpretation, revision, and sharing of knowledge of our world, including the creation of works for the enlightenment and intellectual stimulation of humans.
A RESEARCHER broadly includes all who contribute to the process of research according to the standards in their field.
RESEARCH INTEGRITY broadly refers to the thoughtful and honest adherence to relevant ethical, disciplinary, and financial standards in the promotion, design, conduct, evaluation, and sharing of research in their field.
This site is organized along the eight basic principles recommended by the Research Mentoring Task Force led by Hans Kende, then Professor of Plant Biology in the Plant Research Laboratory and member of the National Academy of Sciences.
How to Use this Site
You can click on each “principle” in the photo at the top of this page. On the left of each “principle” page, you will see tools that can be used in discussing and teaching each principle.
The tools are:
- Poster – to illustrate the principle
- Case Study – example for discussion
- Teaching Tool – to use in a more formal setting for illustrating principles
- Role Playing – to engage students actively in a thought provoking exercise
- Articles – for further information
- Useful Links – MSU and non-MSU information