I feel that ethics are very important when considering our professional inquiry. It is important to keep in mind certain aspects. Firstly, avoiding plagiarism and to use and report your own findings. Only asking direct questions during interviews and not to implant ideas into the mind of the individual. Following this, the findings should be available in full and not simply selected pieces as this would taint the results. A good example of misuse of information was the recent politicians expenses scandal, where some members of parliament did not declare the full true facts on their expenses claim form and therefore mislead the recipient of the information.
I think that if you are going to interview someone, they should have full knowledge of what you are going to use the information for, and what context it will be used in. Therefore, I feel to effectively not upset anyone, it is a good idea to send the person involved a note/email showing him or her what you have said for his or her approval. It may also be a good idea to get them or a parent/guardian to sign a consent form after explaining how the information will be used, and this is essential for those under 18 years old.
It is important that everyone has a chance to voice their side of the argument to make certain that that the outcome is not bias. Also, the information given will not be taken out of context and used inappropriately.
Overall, one needs to make sure that all information given in a survey, interview, discussions, observations and workshops is fair and reported fully. One must not lead the individual in the direction you want them to go.
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