Human Research Protections in Sociology and the Social Sciences

 

Overview

 

August 15, 2002

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Hilton Chicago in the Marquette Room

American Sociological Association Annual Meeting

 

 

Course Description

 

This day-long course addresses human research protection issues in both the design and implementation of research as well as its review.  The course provides investigators with a richer understanding of key ethical concepts and the tools for assessing best ethical practices in the context of social science research.  It also offers guidance on the preparation of protocols and effective communication with Institutional Review Boards (IRBs).  The course is compromised of three major units: understanding key concepts and ethical guidance in human subjects research, putting human research protections into practice in social science research, and comprehending the IRB process and the role of review.  Participants will examine federal regulations and their underlying principles; ethical standards provided by social and behavioral science societies (e.g., ASA's code of ethics); and core concepts in human subjects protection with particular attention to research in the social sciences.  Participants will receive hands-on training in a mock IRB session as they review and discuss case studies that raise relevant issues in human subjects protection.     

 

 

Course Objectives

           

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the historical events that led to the development of guidelines and regulations in human subjects protection
  • Understand the ethical principles underlying research with human subjects
  • Understand key concepts in human research protections (e.g., informed consent)
  • Apply the regulations in research involving human subjects
  • Apply the concepts using various methodologies in social science research
  • Understand the review process and the role and responsibility of an IRB member
  • Understand the role of regulations, professional codes of ethics, individual investigators, and IRBs in protecting human subjects
  • Address unique and challenging new areas by reference to underlying ethical principles

 

 

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