By the end of this workshop, participants have:
- Reviewed ethical practices to satisfy institutional needs (IRB) when working with "human subjects."
- Learned specific ethical questions and levels of impact to consider when doing various forms of digital research and using digital tools, including: (1) direct impacts on people through data collection; (2) the politics of knowledge production and categorization; and (3) social, political, and economic impacts of projects or research (drawing from Markham 2016 in Resources);
- Reviewed critical questions of accessibility and openness, for people of varying (dis)abilities, and depending on people's language fluencies, access to technology and speedy internet, and geo-political location in the world;
- Engaged with alternative approaches and case examples.
- Envisioned the ethics of their own projects and methodologies.
- Why was IRB review instituted?
- Will you apply for IRB?
- What are the three levels of impact that we discussed?
- What does range of impact refer to?
- Which will you consider?
- What impacts may your research/project have?
- How will the above affect your research/project methods and design?
- How will you (and your team) be accountable to possible harms?
- Is your research free and open, or proprietary?
- Is your research accessible? To whom, and in what contexts?
Refer to the following Glossary page for a review of key terms and concepts, and to the Resources page after it for further readings, projects, and advice.