PS295 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Engineering Council, Natural Sciences And Engineering Research Council
HUMAN RESEARCH ETHICS
Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans TCPS 2
-first published in 1998, promotes ethical treatment of humans in research
-provides guidelines that researchers in Canada must follow when conducting research with
human participants
TCPS 2 is a joint policy of Canada's Three Research Agencies:
1) Canadian Institutes of Health Research CIHR
2) Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC)
3) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
Guiding principles:
-the foundation of the policy is the value of respect for human dignity
-3 core principles: respect for persons, concern for welfare, justice
Important Ethical Considerations
-cost benefit analysis
-principle of informed consent
-coercion to participate
-deception and concealment
-debriefing
Document Summary
Tri-council policy statement: ethical conduct for research involving humans tcps 2. First published in 1998, promotes ethical treatment of humans in research. Provides guidelines that researchers in canada must follow when conducting research with human participants. Tcps 2 is a joint policy of canada"s three research agencies: canadian institutes of health research cihr, natural sciences and engineering council of canada (nserc, social sciences and humanities research council of canada (sshrc) The foundation of the policy is the value of respect for human dignity. 3 core principles: respect for persons, concern for welfare, justice. Laurier human ethics application submission and approval process: researcher completes ethics application, application submitted to research ethics board (reb, application undergoes review, application approved by reb chair, researcher conducts study, researcher submits final report to reb. Reb is an institutional panel of individuals (staff, faculty, community members) that ensures research abides by the tcps 2 guidelines. Reviews and approves institutional research involving human participants.
