Ashford 6: – Week 5 – Discussion 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. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
 

Ethics   in Research

Ethics plays an important role in conducting of research. While the individual researcher is responsible for his/her ethical practice, any research sponsored by an organization, university, or government program has a review process guided by a code of ethics.  Besides the code of ethics, the Institutional Review Board (IRB) plays an important role in monitoring research.  Your task in this discussion is to examine the origins of the IRB and analyze how the Review Board guides or monitors research.  In your 250-300 word post answer the following three questions: What does the IRB do to protect a research participant      from harm? One of the reasons for the existence of the IRB has to      do with screening research applications. What is the basis for such      screening? The IRB provides the guidelines for ethical research      practice. What would the researcher responsibilities be in terms of these      guidelines? 

Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.