Programme for
2012/13

Course Details

Research Ethics for University Staff

Event Description

Date:

22 February 2013

Time:

9.30am - 4.30pm

 

Designed for:

Academic and research staff

 

Content:

Research should be conducted ethically. Across a wide range of academic disciplines there is increasing interest in ensuring that the way in which research is conducted does not violate the rights of the humans who are being studied. In this course we elaborate what ‘research ethics’ is and why all academic researchers – irrespective of what their specific discipline is – should ensure that their research approach is consistent with appropriate ethical guidelines. We provide a historical overview of the rise in importance of ‘research ethics’, we discuss the philosophical bases of ethics in research and we discuss how applications for research funding must adhere to the need for ‘ethical approval’. We also provide an opportunity, in the context of specific research examples, to tease out what we think good ethical research practice should be.

In this course staff will be introduced to QUB research ethics standards and expectations. This entails:

  • Delineating QUB research ethics guidelines
  • Exploring the genesis of research ethics and professional body guidelines
  • Introducing the philosophies underpinning research ethics
  • Enabling collaborative reflection on ethically contentious research
  • Equipping staff with knowledge to conduct ethical research produce ethically approvable research grants, and supervise approvable student projects

Booking Information

Register for a course via Queen's Online: http://www.qub.ac.uk/qol then click on iTrent Training link in the list of services for staff
Booking URL: Queen's Online
New Course: No
Course Type(s): Research and Enterprise Skills
Staff Categories: Academic, Research
Keywords: research, ethics, guidelines, participants, methodology

Course Contact Details

Name: Staff Training and Development Unit
Telephone: 6590/6601
Email: training@qub.ac.uk