Research Ethics in the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Education Workshops 2010-2011

MEMORANDUM


MEMORANDUM
DATE: October 25, 2010
TO: Chairs & Graduate Program Directors—Social Sciences & Humanities: Please forward to faculty, graduate students and staff in your unit, and post flyer.
FROM: Dean Sharpe, Research Ethics Board Manager—Social Sciences & Humanities
RE: Research Ethics in the Social Sciences & Humanities—Workshops 2010-2011

Please forward immediately to all faculty and grad students in your department, and post flyer.

The Office of Research Ethics is pleased to announce the following workshops to address all types of research involving human participants in the social sciences, humanities, and education:

Fall 2010:

Social Sciences & Humanities: Tuesday, November 23 @ 2pm - 4pm
Social Sciences & Humanities: Wednesday, November 24 @ 10am - 12pm
Education: Thursday, November 25 @ 2pm - 4pm

Winter 2011:

Social Sciences & Humanities: Wednesday, February 23 @ 10am – 12pm
Social Sciences & Humanities: Tuesday, March 1 @ 2pm - 4pm
Education: Wednesday, March 2 @ 10am - 12pm

Location: All workshops will be in the McMurrich Building, Rm. 107 (12 Queen’s Park Crescent W.)

Faculty members, graduate students, and staff are invited to attend. Workshops will include a presentation with opportunities for questions and discussion. Topics will include:
• history and principles behind research ethics review
• procedures under Tri-council policy statement: Ethical conduct for research involving humans
• UT’s risk matrix for assessing participant vulnerability and research risk
• free & informed consent, privacy & confidentiality, conflict of interest, inclusion/exclusion criteria
• questions and discussion relating to specific projects and methods
Enrollment for each workshop is limited to 25 people. Light refreshments will be served.

Please register at:
http://link.library.utoronto.ca/course_registration/course_signup.cfm?affiliation=ethics
The research ethics workshops are eligible for credit in the School of Graduate Studies Graduate Professional Skills (GPS) Program. To register, and for more information on GPS please visit:
http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/informationfor/students/profdev/gps.htm

For further information, please contact dean.sharpe@utoronto.ca

I am also available to speak in research seminars, by invitation: please contact me if interested.

If you are not the correct recipient for this notice, please let me know.