CMNS 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Microsoft Powerpoint, Academic Freedom, Control Variable

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMNS 260
• Professor: Chris Jeschelnik

Document Summary

Empirical communication research methods: ethics and contemporary research practice. Ethics: systematic approach; (cid:862)ethi(cid:272)s ai(cid:373)s to gi(cid:448)e a s(cid:455)ste(cid:373)ati(cid:272) a(cid:272)(cid:272)ou(cid:374)t of ou(cid:396) judge(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts a(cid:271)out conduct, in so far as these estimate it from the sta(cid:374)dpoi(cid:374)t of (cid:396)ight o(cid:396) (cid:449)(cid:396)o(cid:374)g, good o(cid:396) (cid:271)ad(cid:863) Copyright, legal behaviour, ethical behaviour, etc. (cid:862)the (cid:272)usto(cid:373)a(cid:396)(cid:455) (cid:272)ode of polite (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iou(cid:396) i(cid:374) so(cid:272)iet(cid:455) o(cid:396) a(cid:373)o(cid:374)g (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)e(cid:396)s of a pa(cid:396)ti(cid:272)ula(cid:396) p(cid:396)ofessio(cid:374) o(cid:396) g(cid:396)oup(cid:863) Voluntary participation the ethical norm requiring that participants be free to choose whether or not to participate in a study (page 63) Generalizability the goal of research findings being applicable to as broad a population as possible (page. Deception when respondents are misled about either the identity of the research or the nature of the research (page 67) Debriefing interviewing subjecting following their participation in a research project to ensure they are both fully informed and not harmed by their participation (page 67)