Research ethics

2015). “Social media has brought about a fundamental shift in the way we communicate” and it means social network has become a non-ignorable media revolution and it has changed the way people do business (Brown, 2012). The aim of this study is to research how the company of Dell creates benefits by using social media marketing. 2. Brief Literature Review 2.1 The concept and development of social…

Capacity to Give Informed Consent in Research and Evaluation with Individuals with Dementia Informed consent is arguably the cornerstone of ethical social science research and evaluation. Before an institutional review board-approved (IRB) project can begin, researchers and evaluators are required to openly communicate with potential subjects about the benefits and possible risks of their participation and to establish their voluntary willingness to participate.1 When a proposed project involves…

Stem cell research is one of the most highly disputed topics today in terms of medical ethics. In a nutshell, stem cells are cells that have the ability to divide for indefinite periods in culture and to give rise to specialized cells. Because of this function, scientists and doctors are inspired to control them and grow them for a multitude of different causes. The main types of stem cell research that are focused on today are adult stem cells, embryonic stem cells, and induced pluripotent stem…

Embryonic stem cell research. Google this term and you will find that there are as many articles on the ethics of embryonic stem cell research (ESCR) as there are on the actual biomedical field of study. The moral claims for and against the use of embryos in scientific research often deal with “personhood”. Opponents of ESCR mistakenly equate ‘human life’ and ‘personhood’. I will dive into the semantics of these terms in the following paragraph. Opponents of ESCR also suggest that embryos are…

Research is conducted for a wide variety of reasons, Kraska and Neuman defines crime and justice research as a collection of social science methods applied systematically to generate knowledge about crime and justice phenomena (Kraska & Neuman, 2012). Although their definition pertains to crime and justice, it can also be applied to research in general at its most basic level in that research is conducted to generate new knowledge, or offer a solution to an existing problem (Kraska & Neuman,…

The rights based approach to researching children and young people is where they are involved actively in the research, not just as objects but as citizens with rights, (Fraser et al cited in, Open University, 2014), valued as an important source of knowledge about their own life and experiences. (Open University, 2014) However, as with all forms of research there are ethical and practical implications. There are some concerns surrounding the infringement of the child and young person’s rights…

doctors hold as the standard. Though these experiments are considered one of the darkest times in terms of medical-ethics, these very experiments yielded some valuable information. With this in mind, a topic that has arisen decades after the original experiments, is the application of these findings in modern studies. The use of Nazi research, findings and applications of said research, should be allowed and greatly accepted for the advancement of studies being currently conducted. In fact…

STEM CELL RESEARCH: ETHICS AND MORAL Human life would be greatly improved if we, as a society, are able to treat a health problem or prevent a disease process from developing. Human stem cell (hSC) research allows the scientists to intervene and treat a disease at a cellular level. A stem cell is a primitive cell that can indefinitely replicate making identical copies of itself. These cells can create specialized cells for various body tissues such as: brain tissue, heart muscle, liver tissue…

will be posted on communal areas to advertise the study and recruit volunteers. The flyers display the basic selection criteria (age ≥ 65 years, living in retirement homes), location and estimated duration of interviews and contact details. This research project will not offer any kind of compensation for participation, but will cover transport costs if necessary. (Appendix 02: Sample Flyer) The inclusion criteria for participant selection will be: women, aged 65 years and older, residing in…

Summary of the research question and outcome The final question my research project was based around was inspired by an article I read. It explained that a new generation of teens were being brainwashed by social expectations, this spurred many underlying questions: “what effect does the media have on teens?” were these affects short term? or can they possibly follow teenagers into later life? does age, gender, location affect how they see themselves and what can the parents of today do to…