Research Ethics in DE

Question 1

_________concerns standards of conduct particularly focusing on the protections of the research participants and on the integrity of the analysis and reporting

Answer 1

Research ethics

Question 2

Each Institutional Ethics Committee is required to fulfil a range of functions

Answer 2

1. receiving and deliberating on applications for ethics clearance for all research projects according to the AHEC guidelines
2. ensuring that the rights of the research subjects assume priority over the advancement of knowledge, and
3. monitoring the ethical conduct of research projects.

Question 3

The issue of_________ has also emerged as a major concern to the extent that IECs and their members may be held liable for the negligent approval or monitoring of research which subsequently causes harm to someone without their informed consent to the risks (Skene 1992; National Health and Medical Research Council 1993).

Answer 3

legal liability

Question 4

key to research with human beings

Answer 4

Informed consent

Question 5

The AHEC guidelines require that people are provided with clear and concise information about the project in which they are being invited to participate,

Answer 5

Plain Language Statement

Question 6

feature of ethical codes which compels every person (by the virtue of being a person) to recognise the universal rights for all persons as a constant norm (cf. Bell 1980; Barbour 1994).

Answer 6

Universality