Getting students to do ethics Dr Katy Graley

Getting students to ‘do ethics’ Dr Katy Graley Hull University Business School K. Graley@Hull. ac. uk

What I’ll cover • • Policies Procedures Getting ‘buy in’ from supervisors ‘Mainstreaming’ ethics in your RM teaching What & When Activities to try Assessing research ethics

Research Ethics Policies • Ensure you understand your institution’s policy on research ethics – Do they have one? – More than one? • • What are the key areas covered? What is the philosophy behind it? How did it originate? Consider the author(s) as guest speaker(s)

The ‘Research Ethics Pentagon’ or ‘ 5 Rs’ Rights: Everyone involved must understand expectations, rights (including right to withdraw), and our obligations to them Risks: You need to consider your personal safety and the safety of others Respect: For people and opinions that may form part of a research project Pentagon of good research ethics practice Routes: You must receive ethics approval before collecting any data Record keeping: Includes permissions for interviews and recording of interviews

Research Ethics Procedures • Likely to be different for staff and students • Possibly different for different student groups • Different for different types / risk levels of research • How does your department view research ethics? A specific procedure? Who is involved? • What are the key requirements and timescales involved? Ensure this is outlined clearly in the handbook!

The Supervisory Team • Do a briefing on expectations and responsibilities with the supervisory team - as early as possible! • Ensure they understand the process • Encourage them to bring up ethics in meetings with students • Ensure marking requirements are understood

Teaching Research Ethics • Sits in Research Methods / Dissertations modules • Ideally don’t just ‘tag in on’ but weave into each session • Start with what they already know eg. business ethics, CSR, stakeholder theory • Start with the carrot – then use the stick! • Link to assessment

• • • What and When Choice of topic Philosophy Choice of method Recruiting participants Interactions with participants Data collection Data analysis Writing up Reflection Dissemination

Introducing Ethics

Activities • Starting with what they already know – What does unethical research mean/ look like? – What does ethical research mean/ look like? • • • Quick examples More in depth case studies Stakeholders in research Designing their own policy & process Reflection throughout the research process

Assessment Proposal Stage – Participant information sheet – Consent form – Research Ethics Approval form Further assessment – Reflective piece / critical essay / blend of the two Dissertation submission – Outline expectations for practice, reflection, and appendices to be included

Remember the Mantra! Ethical research practice is good research practice