DOC600 Introduction to Doctoral Studies and Research Methods in Business
Module 5 Case
ETHICS AND
IRB
Assignment
Overview
In this
assignment you will discuss Research Ethics, the ethical principles of
scientific research, the purpose of the institutional review board and
professional code of ethics.
Read carefully
Chapter 16 of this book:
Bhattacherjee,
Anol, “Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices”
(2012). Textbooks Collection. 3. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/oa_textbooks/3.
Chapter 16. pp. 137-142
Case
Assignment
Use the
information provided in the readings to write a 5- to 7-page paper that
discusses the ethical considerations for quantitative, qualitative, and action/evaluation
research designs.
Explain the
purpose of an Institutional Review Board (IRB). In your own words, describe the
steps of the IRB process at Trident and provide a summary of the components
required in the IRB application at Trident.
Finally,
describe one professional code of ethics from an area of your choice.
Assignment
Expectations
Length: The
written component of this assignment should be 5-7 pages long (double-spaced)
without counting the cover page and reference page.
Organization:
Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to the questions.
Grammar and
Spelling: While no points are deducted for minor errors, assignments are
expected to adhere to standard guidelines of grammar, spelling, punctuation,
and sentence syntax. Points may be deducted if grammar and spelling impact
clarity. We encourage you to use tools such as grammarly.com and proofread your
paper before submission.
When you
write your paper make sure you do the following:
Answer the
assignment questions directly.
Stay
focused on the precise assignment questions. Do not go off on tangents or
devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials.
Use
evidence from your readings to justify your conclusions.
Be sure to
cite at least five credible resources.
Make sure
to reference your sources of information with both a bibliography and in-text
citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper,
including pages 11-14 on in-text citations. Another resource is the “Writing
Style Guide,” which is found under “My Resources” in the TLC Portal.
DOC600 Introduction to Doctoral Studies and Research Methods in Business
Module 5 SLP
ETHICS AND
IRB
As
discussed in SLP 4, you were asked to prepare a PowerPoint presentation of your
mini-proposal with the following components:
Title:
Provide a title for your proposal.
Rationale:
Identify the topic and describe why this study is needed for a given
organization (include a justification of the importance of your topic either
from empirical evidence or literature)
Research
Question(s): Identify one or two research questions based on the rationale
Literature
Review: What topics would have to be covered in your literature review? (Just
list the topics.) List business theories that would be relevant to this study.
Explain why they would be relevant.
Methodology:
Discuss the research design (e.g., qualitative case study, quantitative survey,
action/evaluation research) that would be appropriate to answer your research
question(s). Who would be the participants? What would be the procedures for
data collection and analysis?
Significance:
Discuss how your research would help the organization and who would benefit.
Reference
list
In this SLP
5 you will record a short 5-minute video where YOU briefly discuss your
potential area of research and share the link to your presentation in the
Module 5 Discussion. You can use any technology you feel comfortable with as
long as you share only the LINK to your video with your class and we can hear
you and see you talking about your research.
You can use
an improved version of the PowerPoint slides you created for SLP4 or any other
material you find useful for this assignment. You are welcome to use any
material as long as you record yourself talking about your potential research
topic. We encourage you to use any creative approach. The only conditions are
that you should share a LINK only with the class that is no longer than five
minutes and that we can hear you (better if we can also see you) talking about
your research ideas.
Note that
your research discussion is NOT a formal commitment to the topic because this
is just your first class in the DBA program. In this class, we want you to
discuss potential areas of research to brainstorm and locate yourself within a
specific area. You will also start using your research skills which will continue
to improve as you continue taking courses in the program.
This is a
nice opportunity for you to verbally discuss your research interest, reflect on
that, then receive and provide feedback during the discussion.
Below is a
list of potential ways to record your presentation but you are welcome to use
others:
Screencast-O-Matic
(recommended): a fast recording app to create a video file and then share on
YouTube. Easy to use. Use your screen and camera from your computer to record
you and your screen at the same time.
Blackboard
collaborate in MyTLC.
Use your
cellphone and upload your recording into YouTube or any other social network.
Products
similar to Screencast-O-Matic such as SimpleScreenRecorder, Jing, or others
described at the following website: https://alternativeto.net/software/screencast-o-matic/
After you
record the video share the link in the discussion, watch your own video and
write a short paper telling us the following:
What tool
did you use to record your video? Include the link to your video.
What was
the most difficult task to accomplish this assignment?
What can
you do to improve future short research presentations?
SLP
Assignment Expectations
Length: The
written component of this assignment should be 2-3 pages long (double-spaced)
without counting the cover page and reference page.
Organization:
Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to the questions.
Grammar and
Spelling: While no points are deducted for minor errors, assignments are
expected to adhere to standard guidelines of grammar, spelling, punctuation,
and sentence syntax. Points may be deducted if grammar and spelling impact
clarity. We encourage you to use tools such as grammarly.com and proofread your
paper before submission.
As you
complete your assignment, make sure you do the following:
Answer the
assignment questions directly.
Stay
focused on the precise assignment questions. Do not go off on tangents or devote
a lot of space to summarizing general background materials.
Use
evidence from your readings to justify your conclusions.
Be sure to
cite at least five credible resources.
Make sure
to reference your sources of information with both a bibliography and in-text
citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper,
including pages 11-14 on in-text citations. Another resource is the “Writing
Style Guide,” which is found under “My Resources” in the TLC Portal.
