Ethical Considerations in Social Research
Date:
10/12/2024
Organised by:
NatCen Learning
Presenter:
Maria David
Level:
Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)
Contact:
NatCen Learning
NatCenLearning@natcen.ac.uk
Venue: Online
Description:
The course will be delivered through a mixture of taught sessions and practical exercises, and will be conducted online over one full day.
The course will cover the following topics:
- The importance of ethics in social research, and key ethical principles.
- Ethical considerations across the lifecycle of social research projects: at the design, recruitment, data collection, analysis and reporting stages.
- Risks to researcher safety and wellbeing.
- Practical considerations when providing ethics guidance.
- Practical considerations when making decisions to disclose confidential information.
By the end of the course participants will meet the following learning objectives:
- Be able to identify and manage potential ethical issues and risks to potential participants and groups to which they belong at the research design and recruitment stages.
- Be able to identify and manage potential ethical issues and risks to participants at the data collection, analysis and reporting stages.
- Be able to identify and manage potential risks to researchers throughout the stages of primary research projects.
- Have gained experience of scrutinising ethics in social research projects.
- Have gained experience of considering when to disclose confidential information, and why.
Cost:
The fee per teaching day is: 1. £35 - For UK registered postgraduate students 2. £75 - For staff at UK/EU academic institutions, UK/EU Research Councils/UKRI Researchers, UK/EU public sector staff, UK/EU registered charity organisations and recognised UK/EU research institutions 3. £250 - For all other participants Fees include event materials and morning and afternoon refreshments. For lunch arrangements please refer to the main course listing at www.ncrm.ac.uk/training. They do not include travel and accommodation costs.
Website and registration:
Region:
South East
Keywords:
Research Management and Impact, Research Ethics
Related publications and presentations:
Research Management and Impact
Research Ethics