Ethics in scientific research involving humans

Timetable

The timetable will be made available in early February 2027.

Module aim (aims)

The aim of this interactive lecture is to familiarize students with the main principles of conducting scientific research with human participants. 

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)

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Syllabus

During the lectures wew ill cover the following tiopics:

1. (Unconscious) bias(es) in communication and research
2. The foundations of ethical principles of research with human participants
3. Basic principles of research with human participants (part 1)
4. Basic principles of research with human participants (part 2)
5. Basic principles of research with human participants (part 3)
6. Unethical principles in research with human participants
7. Social justice and equity in research with human participants.

Reading list

Berger, Roni. 2015. “Now I see it, now I don’t: Researcher’s position and reflexivity in qualitative research”, Qualitative Research 15, 2: 219-234.

Cameron, Deborah, Elizabeth Fraser, Penelope Harvey, M.B. H. Rampton and  Kay Richardson. 1992. Researching language: Issues of power and method. London: Routledge.

Clark, Carolyn, M., Sharf, Barbara F. 2007. “The dark side of truth(s) : Ethical dilemmas in researching the personal”. Qualitative Inquiry 13: 399-416.

D’Arcy, Alexandra and Bender, Emily M. 2023. “Ethics in linguistics”, Annual Review of Linguistics 9: 49-69. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-linguistics-031120-015324.

Dörnyei, Zoltán. 2007. Research methods in applied linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Chapter 3: Quality criteria, research ethics, and other research issues”, 48-77.

Eckert, Penelope. 2018. “Ethics in linguistic research”, in Podesva Robert and Devyani Sharma (eds.), Research methods in linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 11-26.

Hutchby, Ian. 2007. The discourse of child counseling. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, Chapter 3: ”’So this is being taped’. From ethics to analytics in the data collection”, 39-57.

Johnstone, Barbara. 2000. Qualitative methods in sociolinguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Mallinson, Christine. 2018. “Ethics in linguistic research”, in: Lia Litosseliti (ed.), Research methods in linguistics. London: Bloomsbury, 57-84.

Sarangi, Srikant. 2019. “Communication research ethics and some paradoxes in qualitative inquiry”, Journal of Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice 12, 1: 94-121.Doi.org/10.1558/jalpp.36885

Wolfram, Walt. 2012. “In the profession: Connecting with the public”. Journal of English Linguistics 40: 111-117.

Glosariusz Etyki Badan Naukowych Komisji Etycznej ds. Badań Naukowych prowadzonych z Udziałem Ludzi. 2024. (pod redakcją prof. dr hab. Ewy Nowak) Glosariusz etyki badań naukowych