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O N L I N E R E S E A R C H E T H I C S C O U R S E Section One: Interpersonal Responsibility CASE STUDY: Dealing with Disappointment Dr. Smith discussed John's refusal with a colleague. Dr. Smith was taken back by what she saw as John's refusal of her generous offer. She talked about it over lunch with a few of her colleagues. Dr. Smith was surprised to hear one colleague talk about how letting John have authorship without him doing any of the research constituted "deception of the profession." Indignantly, he said, "What if we hired an assistant professor on the basis of a publication and then found out that it wasn't his work at all?" Her other colleague said that she thought that the act involved plagiarism. "I know that it seems weird to call it plagiarism when you've given the student permission to publish your ideas. But, if John did that, he'd be presenting your ideas and work as though they were his own. In my book, that's plagiarism." As a result of hearing her colleagues' perceptions, Dr. Smith decided to let John repeat the experiment and see if he could replicate his results.
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