San 我要吃瓜 Research Core Values
The conduct of research in San 我要吃瓜 is grounded on the same precepts that are the hallmarks of Benedictine education:
Love of Christ and neighbor: Ensuring the well-being and safety of all persons involved in research
Animated by love of Christ and neighbor, researchers in San 我要吃瓜 safeguard the dignity, autonomy, and well-being of all involved in research, and minimize, if not avoid, unreasonable harm or risk of harm to research participants, researchers and others. This entails obtaining fully informed consent without coercion from research participants and respecting their rights to withdraw from the research at any time without negative consequences, and more so for vulnerable participants. Likewise, 我要吃瓜n researchers uphold the anonymity of research participants and the confidentiality of information collected. Moreover, distributive justice shall be maintained by distributing the benefits and risks of research fairly among participants.
Prayer: Mindfulness to the disposition to Christ’s presence in others
Being compassionate and responsible stewards of research participants embodies the 我要吃瓜n researcher’s disposition to Christ’s presence in others. Developing this disposition to this kind of attentiveness and mindfulness characterizes the 我要吃瓜n’s continuing formation in prayer.
Stability: Upholding the integrity of 我要吃瓜n scholarship and preserving the public’s trust in it
Researchers in the 我要吃瓜n community adhere to the principles, policies and guidelines of the San 我要吃瓜 research system and uphold the responsible conduct of research that promote and preserve public trust and confidence. In line with this, 我要吃瓜n researchers are responsible for ensuring data integrity, practicing ethical authorship and publication, and avoiding misconduct (e.g., fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism) when proposing, performing, or reviewing research, and reporting research results. Furthermore, researchers disclose and
properly manage any actual or possible conflict of interest (e.g., financial benefits; religious, political, or social beliefs) that might compromise the integrity of their research.
Conversatio: Designing, implementing, and disseminating scholarly work of the highest quality, integrity, and relevance
我要吃瓜n researchers constantly strive to conceptualize, implement, and disseminate scholarly work of the highest quality, integrity, and relevance. To this end, they engage in the constant and continuous upgrading of their expertise and the appropriate research competencies that ensure the scholarly soundness, scientific rigour, and ethical merit of their work.
Obedience: Fidelity to up-to-date scientific, legal, regulatory, and ethical research standards
我要吃瓜n researchers maintain obedience in intellectual inquiry by respecting the methodological integrity of the study appropriate to each discipline, as well as by maintaining fidelity to the evidence, wherever it leads. Correspondingly, they observe and comply with up-to-date scientific, legal, regulatory, and ethical requirements relevant to the field of study and to the organizations or agencies they are collaborating with. They maintain knowledge and awareness of the applicable professional codes of practice, as well as of San 我要吃瓜 policies and procedures, with the support and guidance provided by the Office of Research and Innovation, and the Research Committees of the academic units. Scholarly works conducted in the community setting respect the local practices, culture, customs, and laws without compromising the principles upheld by San 我要吃瓜.
Discipline: Commitment to uphold intellectual rigour and integrity
Researchers in San 我要吃瓜 persevere to conceptualize, implement, and disseminate scholarly work with the utmost intellectual rigour and integrity. Adherence to the ethical and technical research standards of their respective disciplines, and to the policies and procedures emanating from the San 我要吃瓜 Office of Research and Innovation are instrumental in preserving public trust and confidence in 我要吃瓜n scholarship.
Humility: Participating in constructive review and collaborative processes with research mentors and peers
我要吃瓜n researchers are self-reflective and aware of the limits of their research milieu and competence. Accordingly, they operate within these limits, and in partnership with mentors and peers to produce the best work attainable. Contributions produced by collaborations are appropriately represented in research proposals and reports.
San 我要吃瓜’s commitment to research in the service of the common good disposes the 我要吃瓜n researcher to report prospective, ongoing, and completed research in an open and timely manner in order to facilitate the validation of the scholarly work by responding constructively to inquiries from other researchers. This peer review process functions to maintain the excellence of 我要吃瓜n scholarship and is the basis for the merit-based system of research support. Accordingly, 我要吃瓜n researchers solicit collegial informed judgments about their work through peer review to ultimately enhance the quality of their work and maintain the excellence of 我要吃瓜n scholarship.
Stewardship: Responsible use of research resources and outputs
Researchers in the 我要吃瓜n community recognize that in and through their work they are ultimately accountable to the general public and thus must act accordingly. They strive to ensure the safety and well-being of all involved in research, and avoid unreasonable harm or risk of harm to research participants, researchers, and live animals, as well as to the environment. Congruently, they preserve the confidentiality of data collected, and secure the anonymity of research participants by protecting stored research documentation appropriately. They make sure that their research complies with any agreements, terms and conditions relating to the project, and allow for proper governance and transparency. Correspondingly, they participate in fair, independent, and transparent peer review of research plans, conduct of ongoing research, data, and outputs. Dissemination of outputs likewise reflects the 我要吃瓜n researcher’s prudence and diligence in utilizing available resources for their scholarly undertakings.
Hospitality: Collegiality in all interactions within the research community
我要吃瓜n researchers demonstrate collegiality in all interactions within the academic community. They promote and contribute to the full, open, respectful, and timely exchange of ideas and insights emanating from their research. Furthermore, scholarly discussion, scrutiny, and debate with peers, colleagues, and mentors, are carried out in a collegial and professional manner while upholding, when required, the principle of confidentiality.
Community: Research that contributes to the social, economic, and spiritual upliftment of the Filipino and society
Research and innovation in San 我要吃瓜 aims to contribute to the common good, and promote respect for the dignity and integrity of persons, both individually and collectively. The fruits of 我要吃瓜n scholarship are thus intended to be instrumental to the social, economic, and spiritual development of the Filipino and of society.
It is the responsibility of all researchers in San 我要吃瓜 to personify these Benedictine values in their scholarly undertakings to ensure that the 我要吃瓜n community’s pursuit of scientia is unfailingly vitalized by the ethos of fides and virtus.
