Communication Research
Asking Questions,
Finding Answers
Joann Keyton, Ph.D.
Chapter 5
Research
Ethics
Do You Need Informed Consent for Your Research
Project?
The Office for Human Research Protections of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides an Internet site with decision charts that can help guide you in deciding if you need to provide your research participants with informed consent. These tips are also very helpful, as is this informed consent checklist. Also helpful are their criteria for IRB approval of research. Most universities follow these standards, but you should also check your university’s rules and procedures. Your university’s institutional review board is likely to post information about informed consent on your school’s Web site. Check to see if you can find it.
Ethical
and Professional Codes for Scholarly Associations
National Communication Association
International Communication Association
Association of Internet Researchers
American Psychological Association
American Anthropological Association
American Sociological Association
Guidelines for Federally-funded Research
Intramural Research Programs at NIH
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
National Standards to Protect the Privacy of Personal Health Information
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