This week’s topics
Research Ethics and Governance
- Informed consent and participant autonomy
- Protection of vulnerable groups
- Data protection and confidentiality
- Institutional research ethics committees (REC)
- Research ethics and consent: the (participant) information sheet
- Research ethics and consent: consent forms
- Module 3. Ethics - Ensuring the Ethical Acceptability of A Research Proposal Involving Children
- Public Health 250A - Lecture 8: Some Ethical Issues in Epide
What you will be able to do
- 3.3 Analyse the ethical aspects of research.
Activity
Start with this week’s 4 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse the ethical aspects of research.
Study materials
Videos
- Research ethics and consent: the (participant) information sheet · YouTube · Mark Saunders on Research Methods · 8 min · for registered students
- Research ethics and consent: consent forms · YouTube · Mark Saunders on Research Methods · 13 min · for registered students
- Module 3. Ethics - Ensuring the Ethical Acceptability of A Research Proposal Involving Children · YouTube · conect4children · 16 min · for registered students
- Ensuring confidentiality is not infringed by linking data · YouTube · Nuffield Trust · 5 min · for registered students
Further resources
- ESRC research ethics guidance (UKRI) · Reading · Other, guidance · for registered students
- Principles of Sociological Inquiry, ch. 3: Research Ethics · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 25–36 · for registered students
- Research Methods in Psychology, ch. 3: Research Ethics · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 48–76 · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
