Navigating the Ethical Landscape Training Series
Course 1: Revealing the Recruitment Process
Training for Queen's Community
This training course is for members of the Queen’s University community and was developed to provide education for individuals engaging in human-participant research. It ensures that those with the privilege of conducting this work understand fully what is expected of them to fulfill their ethical obligations.
View Revealing the Recruitment Process training page (Queen's NetID required)
Training for people External to Queen's
This training course was developed to provide education for individuals engaging in human-participant research. It ensures that those with the privilege of conducting this work understand fully what is expected of them to fulfill their ethical obligations.
Course 2
Unit 1: The Approach to Informed Consent
This foundational course is designed for researchers working with human participants. It provides essential guidance to help you meet your ethical obligations and uphold the highest standards of integrity in research.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Recognize that obtaining informed consent from potential research participants poses specific challenges.
- Recognize that facilitating a dialogue to ensure informed consent is the process the researcher is responsible for.
- Recognize that giving consent is the process that the participant is responsible for.
- Recognize that determining informed consent is subjective and the researcher's responsibility. 
- Identify ethically valid methods to consent potential research participants.
Whether you’re new to human-participant research or seeking a deeper understanding of ethical consent practices, this course will equip you with the knowledge and tools to conduct research responsibly.
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Unit 2: Assent
Information about this unit course will be added once available.