[ERS 210] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (15 pages long!)

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Environment and Resource Studies
• Course: ERS 210
• Professor: Perin Ruttonsha

Document Summary

Ethical research with human participants and responsible conduct of. People have been seriously harmed of have died as a result in participation in unethical research: example: nazi experiments in concentration camps during wwii, cia experimentation on guantanamo bay inmates, 2000s. Full research ethics board (reb) review: this is the default level, required for greater than minimal risk research, monthly meetings with deadlines. Delegated reb review: delegation of authority from reb for ethics review of minimal risk research, to individual(s) Core principals respect for human dignity underlines tcps since its inception. Respect for persons: respect for autonomy (their right to choose) Consent is an ongoing process: protections for those with developing, impaired, or diminished autonomy. Anything effecting intellectual capacity: participants have the right to give informed consent to participate in any research study process must be clear, special consideration for online spaces.