CYC 601 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Research, Informed Consent, Academic Freedom
19 Oct 2017
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Research design: framework for the collection and analysis of data. The choice of research design reflects the goals that the researcher hopes to achieve. Research ethics needs to be addressed in the initial stages of a study and should be kept in mind in every phase of a study. Risk assessment is a key feature of all research. Constant balance between potential gain and risk of harm. Research design is always weighted in favour of research subjects. Each research comes with set of ethical issues and must comply with tcps2 (tri-council policy statement: encouraged to follow code of ethics of the canadian sociological. Association: policy is due to inadvertent harm caused to participants (researchers may not recognize all risks) Needs approval from research ethics board s (rebs): made up of researchers from many disciplines: must be obtained before people are approached to be participants through an appeal process (can be approved, request modifications, or rejected.
