Guide to Advanced Empirical
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- Acknowledgements We would like to thank Paula Desjardins for her assistance in conducting a survey of the types of documents submitted to ERBs.References
| 5. Conclusion In this chapter we have presented four ethical principles that form the core of several research ethics guidelines and codes informed consent, beneficence, confidentiality, and scientific value. How can one ensure that ethics plays a role in a research project First, and foremost, researchers must educate themselves about ethics, just as they would about methodology or data analysis. This includes educating graduate and undergraduate students about the primary tenets behind ethical research. Ideally, this education should include practical as well as classroom experience. Researchers can also share their experiences with others so that the community as a whole develops its competency in this area. Researchers also need to plan for ethics in their research, as one cannot always quickly solve problems as they occur. For instance, in conducting a classroom study, researchers need to have a plan for those students who do not wish to participate. Building likely scenarios can help researchers to understand specific issues and have solutions in place to address them. Finally, researchers need to consult others who can help them to plan and implement ethical research. For instance, ERBs have a great deal of expertise on ethics and research. Researchers can use this important resource early in the planning stages to address potential problems. This has the added advantage of educating local ERBs on topics of importance to ESE researchers. Ethical research does not happen by chance. Individual researchers must be committed to making their research ethical. By addressing some of the issues surrounding ethics in ESE research, we hope to have given ESE researchers the understanding they need to reason ethically about their own work. Acknowledgements We would like to thank Paula Desjardins for her assistance in conducting a survey of the types of documents submitted to ERBs. References ACM Executive Council. (1993). ACM code of ethics and professional conduct. Communications of the ACM, 36(2), 99–105. http://www.acm.org/constitution/code.html American Anthropological Association. (2004). Statement on Ethnography and Institutional Review Boards. http://www.aaanet.org/stmts/index.htm American Psychological Association. (2002). Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. http://www.apa.org/ethics/code2002.html Anderson, RE, Johnson, D. G, Gotterbarn, D, & Perrolle, J. (1993). Using the new ACM code of ethics indecision making. Communications of the ACM, 36(2), 98–107. 9 A Practical Guide to Ethical Research Involving Humans Australian Research Council (ARC. (2007). Research Ethics. www.arc.gov.au/about_arc/ research_ethics.htm Becker-Kornstaedt, U. (2001). Descriptive software process modeling – how to deal with sensitive process information. Empirical Software Engineering, 6(4), Beecher, H. K. (a. Ethics and clinical research. New England Journal of Medicine, 274(24), Beecher, H. Kb. Consent in clinical experimentation myth and reality. Journal of the American Medical Association, 195(1), Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT). (1997, October. CAUT responds to tri- council code. CAUT Bulletin. www.caut.ca/en/bulletin/issues/1997_oct/tricouncil.htm Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, & Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. (2005). Tri-Council Policy Statement Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans. Public Works and Government Services Canada. www.pre.ethics.gc.ca Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine. (1992). Responsible Science Ensuring the Integrity of the Research Process (1). Washington DC National Academy Press. Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine. (1993). Responsible Science Download 1.5 Mb. Share with your friends:
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