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Conducting Ethical Social Research

Loleen BerdahlUniversity of Saskatchewan

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Conducting Ethical Social Research

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The Consequences of Bad ResearchImage: <insert citation for non-copyright protected image>

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Considering Research Ethics

Ethical Violations: Harm/ Potential Harm to Research Subjects

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Ethical Violations: Data FabricationImage: <insert citation for non-copyright protected image>

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Ethical Violations: Plagiarism

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McMaster University Academic Integrity Resources

Ethical Violations: Misleading One’s Audience

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Other Types of Ethical Violations?Image: <insert citation for non-copyright protected image>

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Research Ethics and Assessing Risk

Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS) on Research Ethics: Core Principles

Applying the TCPS Principles: Informed Consent and the Right to Withdraw

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Informed Consent: TCPS and Capacity to Consent

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Informed Consent: TCPS and Public Figures

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TCPS: Research on Aboriginal CommunitiesImage: <insert citation for non-copyright protected image>

TCPS: Deception and the Need for Debriefing

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TCPS: Privacy and ConfidentialityImage: <insert citation for non-copyright protected image>

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TCPS: Requirement of Appropriate Inclusion

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Ethics Approval at the University of <insert university name>

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Thinking Through Research Ethics: Stanford Prison Experiment

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Moving Forward:Thinking Through Data Collection and Ethics

Risk to Research Subjects

Risk to Researcher and Research Team

Risk to Acadamia, Community and Society

Surveys

Aggregate Data

Content Analysis

Experiments

Observation

Interviews

Focus Groups

Summary: The Need to Consider Ethics at All Stages of Research

Conducting Ethical Social Research

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