Semi- Detailed Lesson Plan in Practical Research 2

Date Section Time Frame

VERCELLI – TREVISO –
July 10-11, 2019 RIVOLI – CREMA – 2 Days
TUSCANIA – TERRACINA

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. demonstrate understanding of research ethics ;
b. value the credibility,. Reliability, and honesty while doing a research; and
c. apply the research ethics in a skit about that relates to the topic.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

A. Topic: Research Ethics
B. Reference: PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
Paul Micah S. Francisco, Virlyn S. Francisco, Aisa P. Arlos
Mindshapers Co., Inc., 2016

C. Materials: Visual Aids, Whiteboard Marker

III. LEARNING PROCEDURE

A. Preliminary Activities
1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Checking of classroom atmosphere

B. Review
A student will refresh the class about the past lesson.

C. Lesson Proper

Ethics is essentially a branch of philosophy that deals with the rightness or wrongness of
an act. It came from the Greek word “ethos” that means “customs.” In this case, ethics has
something to do with how things should be done. Analogously, ethics as part of the
philosophical enterprise would like to answer “what is ought to be?” Thus, it would like to know
what is right and what is wrong.

In a similar light, research has some rules that we must not violate. In reality, there is no
absolute ethics in research. However, there are some general guidelines that we must consider
so that we will not have any problem with how we do our research endeavor. Here are some
general rules of research:

1. Proper Research Structure. When it comes to the structure of research, it follows a certain
pattern. It should begin with the problem and its focus. The next one would tackle the research
design and methodology. Then, the theory or the hypothesis will be tested in the research. The
data collection and making sense of this data will follow so that we can answer the research
question. The last part would be making recommendations on how to utilize or improve the
research. Following the structure would make the research become correct.

2. Proper Research Content. The content of the research is as important as its structure.
Apparently, the content of a research should be original. This would mean that the content
should contribute something new to the research enterprise. If ever the research is a replication
(this happens when you want to test your theory and hypothesis), the study should not be a
photocopied version of the original study. There should still be something new in it (e.g. the data
and how it is treated). The content should be factual 0r truthful. There should be no attempt to
deceive the readers and manufacture data. Apparently, this is the reason why the findings of a
certain research should be verifiable.

3. Ethics for the Respondents. Basically, the respondents of a research should be given
respect. Since the respondents are usually human beings, they should be treated as human
beings. If it is an experimental research about certain objects, then, there is not much problem.
For as long as it does not bring about more problems for society, then, it is ethical. However, it
is a different story if we are dealing with human beings. They cannot be experimented upon or
controlled without their consent. Also, deception must not be done unless it is part of the
research. It should be remembered that if ever deception will be used, it should not hurt the
respondents or affect them in any negative manner. Consequently, it is advised that a debriefing
will be done to explain to the respondents why deception was used. But in general, deception is
not encouraged in the conduct of research. Another important reminder for researchers who will
conduct surveys and interviews, the respondents should be informed of all the possible
information or the risks a research may bring.

4. Credibility, Reliability and Honesty. The research should be credible, reliable, and done
with honesty. Essentially, this is the reason why we use other sources to make it credible and
reliable. We use the work and ideas of other scholars and researchers to support our arguments
in the research. However, it is a mistake to claim their ideas to be ours. This is known as the
crime of plagiarism. Plagiarism is intellectual dishonesty. This is probably the worst crime a
researcher can commit. Basically, this happens when we claim the ideas of others as our own.
This is the reason why we use citations to recognize our sources. This allows us to use the
ideas of others but, it does not mean that we are claiming it as our own. Hence, by recognizing
our sources, we can avoid plagiarism and be honest with our research enterprise.

All these ethical considerations are all important in our endeavor. We should always
remember them so that we can do research in an appropriate manner. It should be noted,
however, that these ethics of research are just general rules. Just like every rule, there would be
some exceptions especially when it comes to the concept of consent from the respondents.
Moreover, each form of research would have different ethical considerations since each type of
research is done differently. Hence, different forms of research would entail different ethical
considerations.

D. Application

Based on the discussed concepts, the teacher will group the students. Each group will pick two
or more research ethics which they will present in the class.

Criteria:
Relevance to the topic: 10

Teamwork: 5

Creativity: 5

Total: 20
E. Generalization
The students will answer give their thoughts about the topic for the day.
Research has ethics. There are certain rules that must be followed in the conduct of
research. However, the rules may change depending on the way research is done.
F. Values Integration
The students will be able to value and apply the ethics of research especially when they
are going to make their own research.

IV. EVALUATION
The students will answer a short quiz.
Directions: Explain the following concepts in line with general rules of research. Use your own
words in explaining the following:
1. Credibility
2. Ethics for the respondents
3. Proper research structure
4. Proper research content

Prepared by:

MELISSA L. ACUÑA
Subject Teacher