{"id":261,"date":"2022-03-19T16:32:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T20:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/undergradresearch\/?post_type=chapter&p=261"},"modified":"2022-05-02T18:04:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T22:04:47","slug":"reviewing-your-ethics","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/undergradresearch\/chapter\/reviewing-your-ethics\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction: Reviewing Your Ethics","rendered":"Introduction: Reviewing Your Ethics"},"content":{"raw":"

As a researcher, you are accountable for many different types of integrity: the fidelity to \u201ctruth,\u201d to your discipline, and accountability to those who inform your study (participants) during and after your research is completed. These multiple obligations put the researcher in many \u201cbinds,\u201d where one's loyalty to their code of conduct (\u201ctruth\u201d) can hurt his\/her\/their loyalty to another code (\u201charm to participants or your discipline\u201d), resulting in considerations too complex to be evaluated entirely alone. That is why research institutions have established oversight through [pb_glossary id=\"685\"]research ethics boards[\/pb_glossary] (REB\u2019s), which ensure that the work done by affiliates is ethically sound.<\/p>\r\nAs an advanced undergraduate student, we expect that you have taken research methods courses and have a good understanding of the importance and principles of research ethics. Accordingly, this chapter will not repeat those details. If you are unfamiliar with research ethics or need a refresher, please visit the Tri-Council Policy Statement<\/a>.\u00a0Our focus here is on the practicalities of deciding whether you need ethics approval and how to obtain it (if you need it) drawing on UBC\u2019s Research Ethics Board (REB) procedures and processes (which should be fairly similar across REBs in Canada). The chapter will also outline what the components of typical ethics applications are, and then provide some additional tips for a successful application. The final two sections will refer directly to UBC policies regarding research and applying for REB approval.","rendered":"

As a researcher, you are accountable for many different types of integrity: the fidelity to \u201ctruth,\u201d to your discipline, and accountability to those who inform your study (participants) during and after your research is completed. These multiple obligations put the researcher in many \u201cbinds,\u201d where one’s loyalty to their code of conduct (\u201ctruth\u201d) can hurt his\/her\/their loyalty to another code (\u201charm to participants or your discipline\u201d), resulting in considerations too complex to be evaluated entirely alone. That is why research institutions have established oversight through research ethics boards<\/a> (REB\u2019s), which ensure that the work done by affiliates is ethically sound.<\/p>\n

As an advanced undergraduate student, we expect that you have taken research methods courses and have a good understanding of the importance and principles of research ethics. Accordingly, this chapter will not repeat those details. If you are unfamiliar with research ethics or need a refresher, please visit the Tri-Council Policy Statement<\/a>.\u00a0Our focus here is on the practicalities of deciding whether you need ethics approval and how to obtain it (if you need it) drawing on UBC\u2019s Research Ethics Board (REB) procedures and processes (which should be fairly similar across REBs in Canada). The chapter will also outline what the components of typical ethics applications are, and then provide some additional tips for a successful application. The final two sections will refer directly to UBC policies regarding research and applying for REB approval.<\/p>\n

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