Research ethics workshops for social sciences, humanities, and education

I am pleased to announce this year's research ethics workshops for social sciences and humanities research involving human participants. Please see the attached memorandum and flyer for more information. I would appreciate it if you would forward the memo as soon as possible to all graduate students, faculty members, and staff in your department.

Sincerely,

Dean
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Dean Sharpe, Ph.D.
Research Ethics Board Manager--Social Sciences and Humanities
Office of Research Ethics, University of Toronto
McMurrich Building, Second Floor
12 Queen's Park Crescent West
Toronto, ON, M5S 1S8
Tel. 416-978-5585
Fax. 416-946-5763

http://www.research.utoronto.ca/for-researchers-administrators/ethics/

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MEMORANDUM


MEMORANDUM
DATE: October 27, 2011
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 2011-2012

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 2011:
Date Time
Social Sciences & Humanities Tuesday, November 22 2pm - 4pm
Social Sciences & Humanities Wednesday, November 23 10am - 12pm
Education Wednesday, November 30 2pm - 4pm

Winter 2012:
Date Time
Social Sciences & Humanities Wednesday, February 15 2pm – 4pm
Social Sciences & Humanities Wednesday, February 22 10am - 12pm
Education Thursday, February 23 2pm - 4pm

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.