COM 582 Descriptive and Experimental Research in Communication
Office: KT 176 --- Phone: 481-6558
Office hours: M 4:00 - 5:30 - please sign up for an appointment
Questions? Email Dr. Dixson
1. How can you know if your research is "ethical" - Consider these sources:
- Belmont Report (either the 10 page paper or the 26 minute video)
- Nuremberg Code
Purdue University expectations
2. What is the purpose of Purdue's Human Research Protection Program?
3. Is your research project considered human subjects research? See Determination of HSR Guide
4.. What is required for a researcher to "qualify" for Purdue IRB? See Training and Education Guide
5. What is the goal of debriefing your participants? See Deception and Debriefing Guide
Other considerations
6. What are some potential drawbacks of requiring voluntary participation?
7. How can you protect the privacy of your participants (i.e., what steps can you take)?
8. What are two advantages to anonymous responses?
Considering other ethical research behavior
9. What is Purdue Fort Wayne's plagiarism policy?
10. What is the purpose of that policy from a researcher's perspective?
11.What are the potential consequences of violating that policy?