SSH 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Research, Academic Freedom, Natural Sciences And Engineering Research Council

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Social Sciences and Humanities
• Course: SSH 301
• Professor: Julie Tomiak

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What other examples of unethical research practices are provided in the textbook: milgram shock experiment. Are you aware of any other unethical conduct in social research: prison experiment (prisoners vs. guards) Unaware they were going to be arrested and locked up. Were unable to leave when many wanted to. Ethical considerations must be taken into account in every phase of a research project. Do not harm to others in the process of conducting research. The welfare of research participants should take priority over everything else, including the production of knowledge. Ethical considerations need to balance academic freedom and minimizing risks of harm to participants; risk assessment is therefore an important feature of research. There are stringent formal policies for conducting social research. These policies are administered through localized research ethics boards. Social research is guided by the tri-council policy statement: ethical conduct for research involving humans (tcps2)