Doctoral Research
Title: Introduction to Doctoral Research
Assignment Instructions: Module 5 – Case
Research Ethics and the Institutional Research Board (IRB)
Case Assignment
Use the information provided in the readings to write a 4-page paper that discusses the ethical considerations for Descriptive Research Methods (Non-Experimental), Action Research and Participatory Methods, and Mixed Methods research designs.
Explain the purpose of an Institutional Review Board (IRB). In your own words, describe the steps of the IRB process at Trident and provide a summary of the components required in the IRB application at Trident.
Finally, describe the professional code of ethics related to your discipline. In what ways will you use this code of ethics to guide your decisions as you choose a topic and implement your research?
Polonsky, M. J., & Waller, D. S. (2019). Planning the research project. In Planning the Research Project (Fourth Edition ed., pp. 113-131). SAGE Publications, Inc. Available in the Trident Online Library. https://methods-sagepub-com.trident.idm.oclc.org/book/mono/designing-and-managing-a-research-project-4e/chpt/6-planning-research-project
AIUS Institutional Review Board: Home
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Kitchener, K., & Kitchener, R. (2009). Social science research ethics: Historical and philosophical issues. In D. Mertens, & P. Ginsberg (Eds.), The handbook of social research ethics. (pp. 5–23). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Lincoln, Y. (2009). Ethical practices in qualitative research. In D. Mertens, & P. Ginsberg (Eds.), The handbook of social research ethics. (pp. 150–170). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Mabry, L. (2009). Governmental regulation in social science. In D. Mertens, & P. Ginsberg (Eds.), The handbook of social research ethics. (pp. 107–121). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Speiglman, R., & Spear, P. (2009). The role of institutional review boards: Ethics: Now you see them, now you don\’t. In D. Mertens, & P. Ginsberg (Eds.), The handbook of social research ethics.(pp. 121–135). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Wolf, A., Turner, D., & Toms, K. (2009). Ethical perspectives in program evaluation. In D. Mertens, & P. Ginsberg (Eds.), The handbook of social research ethics. (pp. 170–185). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
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