CMN 3103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Jargon, Content Analysis, The Digital Age
3 Oct 2017
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Chapter 4 ethics on the ground: a moral compass. Learning objectives: to develop a moral compass to guide you through the qualitative research process, to understand the importance of promoting respect for persons, concern for human welfare, and justice in qualitative research. Introduction: in general, three ethical principles form the basis for many research ethids codes, respect for persons, concern for human welfare, justice. Extracts from the canadian sociological association statement of professional. 2: always try to remain open-minded throughout the study, be aware of conflicts of interests that may arise and of how they may impact your work. 3: the ethics involved in studying a private organization, a corporation, or governmental agencies and programs are often more complex, researchers may have to gain formal approval prior to conducting research in these settings. 4: many researchers support covert research as an ethical option in a variety of closed settings and as a means to achieving total anonymity where necessary.
