1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Representation
5.1 A student whom it has alleged has breached
'The Code of Practice' shall have the right,
at any point during the operation of the
Disciplinary Code, to seek the advice and/or
representation from the Student Union or
other advocate of their choosing.
Confidentiality
6.1 Confidentiality will be observed at all times
throughout the exercise of this Student
Disciplinary Code.
Code of Conduct for
Research (Approved by Academic
Board, 1992)
Principles
1.1 Statement of Guiding Principles
This Code of Conduct prescribes standards
of work performance and ethical conduct
expected of all persons engaged in research
in Swinburne University of Technology
based upon the following guiding
principles:-
Research is the pursuit of truth.
Research workers should, in all aspects of
their research:
demonstrate integrity and
professionalism,
observe fairness and equity,
avoid conflicts of interest,
ensure the safety of those associated
with the research.
Research methods and results should be
open to scrutiny and debate.
1.2 Observance of the Code
Research workers must familiarise
themselves with the code and ensure that its
provisions are observed.
1.3 Breach of the Code
Failure to comply with the provisions of the
Code may be grounds for
disciplinary action.
1.4 Advice
Where a research worker is in doubt about
the applicability of provision of the Code or
about the appropriate course of action to be
adopted in relation to it, advice should be
sought from a member of the Research
Ethics Sub-Committee of the Research
Advisory Committee. A member of the
Research Ethics Sub-Committee should
provide this advice upon a confidential basis.
Specific Requirements
2.1 Data
2.1.1 Data must be recorded in a durable
form with appropriate references.
2.1.2 Data must be retained intact for a
period of at least five years from the
date of any publication which is
based upon it. Where possible
original data should be retained in
the School or the research unit or, if
located elsewhere, the location
recorded. (Note that it is "data" on
which publications are or will be
based that are to be retained, not
materials).
2.1.3 A School or research unit must
establish procedures for retention of
data.
2.1.4 Research workers must comply with
these retention procedures.
2.1.5 Data related to publications is to be made
available for discussion with other
research workers, except where
confidentiaLty provisions prevad.
2.1.6 Confidentiality provisions relating
to publications may apply in
circumstances where the University
or the research worker has made or
given confidentiality undertakings to
third parties or confidentiality is
required to protect intellectual
property rights. It is the obligation
of the research worker to enquire as
to whether or not confidentiality
provisions apply, and of the head of
the School or research unit to
inform research workers of their
obligations with respect to these
provisions.
2.2 Publications
2.2.1 A publication must contain
appropriate reference to the
contributions made by all
participants in the relkvant research.
2.2.2 "Authorship" is defined as
participation in conceiving and/or
executing and/or interpreting at
least that part of a publication in a
ceauthor's field of expertise,
sufficient for him/her to take public
responsibility for it.
In these terms, any person who has
participated in a substantial way in
conceiving, executing or interpreting
at least the relevant part of the
research should be given the
opportunity to be included as an