Read about John Deere's code of ethics and progress on social responsibility efforts. Consider how the two are integrated. Research a code of ethics from an organization of your choice and discuss your findings with your classmates. Purpose: To apply your learning to an actual company and evaluate their current ethical position. Instructor: May participate in the discussion and will grade your contribution. Initial Post Instructions Research an ethics code or formal ethics statement from a company or organization of your choice by conducting an internet search. An example of a code of ethics is found here: John Deere's Code of Ethics.

Which of the following methods could be considered a "best practice" in terms of informing respondents how their answers to an on-line survey about personal information will be protected? respondents are informed that investigators will try to keep their participation confidential; however, confidentiality cannot be assured.respondents are informed that a research assistant will transfer all the research data to a password-protected computer that is not connected to the internet, via a usb flashdrive. the computer is located in a research team member's office.the investigator uses the informed consent process to explain her institution's method for guaranteeing absolute confidentiality of research data.the investigator uses the informed consent process to explain how respondent data will be transmitted from the website to his encrypted database without ever recording respondents' ip addresses, but explains that on the internet confidentiality cannot be absolutely guaranteed.the investigator uses the informed consent process to explain how respondent data will be transmitted from the website to his encrypted database without ever recording respondents' ip addresses, but explains that on the internet confidentiality cannot be absolutely guaranteed