This week’s research design written application will focus on the ethical considerations involved in our proposed study. Your ethical review of your proposal should be 1-2 pages written. Please use the topic and your proposed research design to discuss the following:
Participants – What population would you use in your proposed research design? How would participants be recruited? (*Please note, for certain research questions and methodologies in lieu of participants, data sets would be used. Please address the same question with the consideration of your inclusion/exclusion criteria and permission to use available data sets to propose new research).
Procedures – What would your participants do during your study? Would they be subjected to any potential harm (physical or psychological) in participating?
How would you obtain informed consent from your participants? Would deception be used to conduct your study? If so, what information is needed to obtain informed consent?
Will participants receive an incentive for their participation? If so, how might that affect voluntary, informed consent?
How would you secure data and participant confidentiality?
How would you gain approval to conduct your study? What information might an Institutional Review Board (IRB) look for to give you clearance to conduct your study?
