CMN 3103 Chapter 4: CMN3103 Textbook Chapter 4 Notes

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 3103
• Professor: Rukhsana Ahmed

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Textbook ppt notes: chapter 4: ethics on the ground: a moral compass. 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. In general, three ethical principles form the basis for many research ethics codes: Ethics code: defines the character of a system (ie. a professional research system) in which morals are applied. Morals: an individual"s sense of what is right or proper in relation to his or her personal character. In canada, ethical considerations for researchers working with human participants are laid out in the tri council policy statement (tcps) Tcps states that it is the researcher"s duty to preserve the dignity of her or his participants by adhering to three ethical principles: Applying the principles of ethics to qualitative research. The primary goal of qualitative researchers is to respect the dignity of your participants.