Due to significant violations of federal and institutional rules and regulations, ethical issues in human participant research have received increasing attention over the past 50 years.
Week 6 – Discussion Forum 1
Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
Ethical Concerns in Research [WLO: 1] [CLO: 2]
Due to significant violations of federal and institutional rules and regulations, ethical issues in human participant research have received increasing attention over the past 50 years. While it might seem obvious that respect, integrity, fidelity, and justice should serve as the ethical foundation for all research activities, this has not always been the case for research involving human participation. In this discussion, you will determine if your proposed study is ethically defensible by answering a series of questions.
Prior to beginning work on this discussion,
• Consider reviewing Chapter 4 of the textbook.
In your initial discussion forum post,
• Restate your topic or general idea for your proposed research study.
• Answer the following questions (keeping your topic from Week 1 in mind):
a. Might your study present any physical risks or hazards to participants? If so, list them.
b. Might your study incur any psychological harm to all or some participants (e.g., offensive stimulus materials, threats to self-esteem)? If so, identify the specific forms of harm that might result.
c. Will participants incur any significant financial costs (e.g., transportation costs, mailing expenses)? If so, how might you minimize or eliminate those costs?
d. What benefits might your study have for (a) participants, (b) your discipline, and (c) society at large?
e. Do you need to seek informed consent from participants? Why or why not?
f. If you need to seek informed consent, how might you explain the nature and goals of your study to potential participants in a way that they can understand? Write a potential explanation.
g. What specific steps will you take to ensure participants’ privacy? List them.
h. If applicable, what format might a post-participation debriefing take? What information should you include in your debriefing?
Guided Response: Review several of your colleagues’ posts and reply to at least two of your peers by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in this discussion. In your replies to colleagues,
• Ask questions or seek clarification.
• Offer advice and ideas.
Continue to monitor the discussion forum until 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) on Day 7 of the week and respond to anyone who replies to your initial post.
Week 6 – Discussion Forum 2
Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
Validity and Reliability [WLO: 2] [CLO: 4]
Reliability and validity are closely related and often the terms are used in the same sentence, but they mean different things. For example, a measurement can be reliable, but not valid. However, if a measurement is valid, it is usually also reliable. If your proposed mini research proposal is of a quantitative study, the reliability and validity of your results depend on creating a strong research design. As you think about the topic you selected in Week 1, consider how you can ensure that your quantitative study results are both valid and reliable.
Prior to beginning work on this discussion,
• Read Reliability vs Validity: What’s the Difference?Links to an external site.
• Consider reviewing Chapter 4 of the textbook.
In your initial discussion forum post,
• Explain how you would ensure your results of your proposed quantitative research study are both valid and reliable by answering the following questions:
• What two steps or actions you can take to address validity?
• What two steps or actions you can take to address reliability?
Guided Response: Review several of your colleagues’ posts and reply to at least two of your peers by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in this discussion. In your replies to colleagues,
• Ask questions or seek clarification.
• Offer advice and ideas.
Continue to monitor the discussion forum until 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) on Day 7 of the week and respond to anyone who replies to your initial post.
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