Information about Research Invovling Human Participants
Workshops Provided by the ECU-REB
The following workshops have been offered by the Emily Carr University Research Ethics Board to students, staff and faculty.
The Tri-Council Policy Statement and Course on Research Ethics
- Tcps 2 - Second Edition of Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (2010)
http://www.pre.ethics.gc.ca/eng/policy-politique/initiatives/tcps2-eptc2/Default/ -
The online tutorial TCPS 2: CORE (Course on Research Ethics) is an introduction to the 2nd edition of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2). It consists of eight modules focusing on the guidance in TCPS 2 that is applicable to all research regardless of discipline or methodology. The purpose of TCPS 2: CORE is to provide an introduction to TCPS 2, primarily for researchers and, secondarily, for Research Ethics Board members. It is an Emily Carr University requirement that all researchers and a recommendation that all REB board members complete this tutorial annually. http://pre.ethics.gc.ca/eng/education/tutorial-didacticiel/
Creative Practices
Research Involving Creative Practices (2008) - This document describes ethical considerations with projects that involve humans in creative practice-based research.
http://www.pre.ethics.gc.ca/eng/resources-ressources/reports-rapports/ricp-ripc/
Research Ethics - BC Resources
- The BC Privacy Act is found here - http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_96373_01
- Legal advice for artists is available for low cost at the Artists' Legal Outreach
Research Ethics - Canadian
- The National Council on Ethics in Human Research (NCEHR - Canadian)
http://ncehr-cnerh.org/ - Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards
http://www.careb-accer.org/ - A Framework for Ethical Decision-Making (PDF)
http://www.compliance.co.za/documents/a_framework_for_ethical_decision.htm - Ethical Principals for Conduct of Research in the North http://acuns.ca/website/ethical-principles/
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada - http://priv.gc.ca/
Research Ethics - International
- The Belmont Report (U.S.)
http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/belmont.htm - The Nuremberg Code (International)
- Helsinki Declaration (International)
http://ohsr.od.nih.gov/guidelines/helsinki.html - Ethical Literacy Learning Community - ethical-literacy.org
Oral History
- Oral history ethics tips from the History Department, Concordia University
http://storytelling.concordia.ca/oralhistory/resources/tips/ethic.html - Oral History Association
http://www.oralhistory.org/
Internet Research
- Ethical issues in qualitative research on internet communities
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/323/7321/1103 - Privacy Commissioner: Best Practices in Survey Research
http://www.mcmaster.ca/ors/ethics/download/BestPracticesSurveyResearch-Full.pdf - Ethical Guidelines for Research Online
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~asb/ethics/ - Ethical & Legal Aspects of Human Subjects Research on the Internet
http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/projects/intres/report.pdf - Charles Ess and the AoIR Ethics Working Committee: Ethical Decision-Making and Internet Research (PDF)
http://aoir.org/reports/ethics.pdf - CUNY: Guidelines for Internet Research with Human Subjects
http://www.cuny.edu/research/ovcr/human-subjects-research/resources/internetresearch.html
Aboriginal & Indigenous Research Ethics Protocol
- Six Nations Council
http://www.sixnations.ca/ - ACUNS: Ethical Principles for Conduct of Research in the North
http://ycdl4.yukoncollege.yk.ca/~agraham//ethics/ethics.htm - CIHR Guidelines for Health Research Involving Aboriginal Peoples
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/29339.html - ACADRE: Ethical Issues in Research with Aboriginal Communities
http://www.ihrdp.ca/ethics.html - United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/en/drip.html - Ethics of Research Involving Aboriginal Peoples (PDF) –
http://www.cihr.ca/e/29373.html
Research with Children & Adolescent Populations
- Ethics in Research Involving Adolescents and Youth
http://www.researchethics.ca/children-and-youths.htm - Best Practices for Research Involving Children and Adolescents
http://www.pediagen.org/ - Research Guidelines – Vancouver School Board
www2.vsb.bc.ca/NR/.../GuidelinesforConductingResearchStudies2008.pdf


