SOSA 2002X Lecture 22: SOSA 2002 Nov.20.docx
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Researchers responsibility to ensure participants are well treated. Tcps2 canadian research ethics guidelines (text ch. 11) 3 regulatory research bodies- came up with overall guidelines for ethical research in. Dalhousie research board- universities must have their own internal ethics boards. Respect: participants need to be treated with respect. Practice includes: providing participants with risks and benefits, allowed to opt. out, confidentiality in some cases, how information will be used. Welfare: the wellbeing of participants should not be jeopardized in the research process. How this will be done should be included in the informed consent. Anonymity: identity of the participants will be kept secret from the public. Confidentiality: not giving out information without authorization from the participant. Justice: the benefits should be spread evenly over society. People being involved means we are burdening them with things identified on the informed consent form. Think about at least one or two component in the research proposal project.