This course is an overview of research ethics, focusing on the ethics research in human and social sciences. This course will cover the following: a) historical background, principles, and guidelines of research ethics; b) structure, roles, and functions of research ethics committees; c) ethical considerations in research ethics such as those related to informed consent, privacy and confidentiality, conflict of interest, vulnerability, risk and benefit evaluation
By the end of the course the student should have learnt the following:· historical background, principles, and guidelines of research ethics;· structure, roles, and functions of research ethics committees;· ethical considerations in research ethics such as informed consent, privacy and confidentiality, conflict of interest, vulnerability, risk and benefit evaluation, research integrity and scientific misconduct, and authorship, and publication; and· ethical issues and methodologies in different research fields (science based research and social science based research) in the national context.
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