Title: TOPIC 7: ETHICS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
Course: PUB 620: Social Science Research

TOPIC DESCRIPTION

The module aims at enabling you to explore the range of ethical issues and choices that confront researchers in order to develop skills. You will focus on theories and conceptual frameworks related to ethics, values and morality, and how they apply to research. The analytical and case material discussed in this module will enable you to formulate well-reasoned, theoretically and empirically based viewpoints on ethical issues in research.

This topic covers:

· Concepts, theories and trends in Ethics

· Principles of Research Ethics and Codes of Conduct

· Ethical Considerations in Choice of Research Topic

.Ethics in research methodology

Intended learning outcomes:

At the end of this topic, you will be able to:

1. Explain key concepts, theories and trends in Ethics

2. Analyse the ethical implications and codes of conducts in research

3. Analyse and resolve ethical dilemmas implicit in research; and

4.Apply ethical standards in research