Ongoing education in the ethical treatment of research participants, the components of informed consent, and the handling of research materials and data is an important component of research and scholarship. We require that all investigators—especially student investigators—involved in research undergo formal training in current thought and issues in this area.
Required Training
Note: Training must have taken place within the past four years in order to be valid.
Additional Training
There is an excellent book on ethics written by the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) and the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences and Education (BCSSE) called Protecting Participants and Facilitating Social and Behavioral Sciences Research (2003). It has good practical suggestions on how to enhance your research and protect your subjects and is a great thing to read while you are in the process of designing your research.