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On making a decision based on morals or common ethical codes instead of etiquette, rules, institutional or government policy, or technical or procedural reasons.

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Is it morally acceptable to leave an academic project which brings value to thousands?

If you're looking to find a source of funding which allows you to continue maintaining the project (at some small % of your time), find a (global) nonprofit technology partner like TechSoup Global Ne …
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When trying to establish a connection with a STEM field professor, is it appropriate to ask ...

OP's friend is not their student, nor even (apparently) a student anywhere in their school. They are just one of tens of thousands of prospective students applying. American academics can be quite fo …
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How to speak to advisor about hiring an unscrupulous student?

It's a good question touching multiple points. Most of us have had to work with incompetents in both academia and industry. Here is my take: To help us out with some programming, "we" hired 2 stu …
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What are the ethical implications of lying to get into a course?

Do you want to take it for credit, or just audit (no credit, and possibly no transcript)? Is it appropriate to attend a class one is not registered for? - depends on the country and whether the univ i …
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Ethics of using company data from internship for academic project

You have to ask for permission, in writing [*]. Don't just use the data without asking, that would be terminally unethical. If they are reluctant or have a confidentiality or security concern, you (a …
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