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Ethical Research
Ethical Research aims to train researchers in the core skills needed to become an ethical researcher, a fundamental step in their research journey. The programme explores ethics using a cross-disciplinary approach, and discusses ethical concerns in the social sciences, arts and humanities, STEM subjects, medicine and public health, and business.
Advantages of using Ethical Research
- Deliver core concepts through clear explanations and accompanying activities
- Highlight good ethical decision-making skills through authentic, multidisciplinary case studies and examples
- Enable researchers to reflect on, and compare, their own contexts and attitudes via interactive polls
- Enrich learners’ educational experience through additional information and activities, embedded throughout every module
- Test and solidify with end-of-module, multiple-choice quizzes
This programme is for:
Masters and doctoral researchers, as well as early career researchers.
Contributors:
Lead Advisors:
- Professor Fiona Denney, Professor at Brunel University London, Principle Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Professor Douglas Halliday, Former Dean of the Graduate School and current Director of the Multidisciplinary Centre for Doctoral Training, Durham University
Authors:
- Professor Doris Schroeder, Professor of Moral Philosophy and Director at the Centre for Professional Ethics in Preston, UK, and Professor in the School of Law at UCLan Cyprus
- Dr Kate Chatfield, Deputy Director of the Centre for Professional Ethics, University of Central Lancashire
- Dr David Hunter, Associate Professor of Medical Ethics at Flinders University, Australia
- Hazel Partington, Senior Research Fellow in Ethics and Health, Centre for Professional Ethics at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and a supervisor of doctoral students
Modules:
- Becoming an Ethical Researcher
- Research Ethics in Practice
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