Research Methods

Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.
Respond by Day 6 to at least of at least two of your colleagues who have not yet had a reply, in any of the following ways:
Address the content of your colleagues’ analyses of their ethical challenges and how they may address these challenges.
Explain insights you gained into your own research process by considering your colleagues’ postings on the ethical challenges posed in their research.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of the comments your colleagues made.

Required Resources
Readings
Criminal Justice
Maxfield, M., & Babbie, E. (2018). Research methods for criminal justice and criminology (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Chapter 3: Ethics and Criminal Justice Research
Dissertation
Rudestam, K. E., & Newton, R. R. (2015). Surviving your dissertation: A comprehensive guide to content and process (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN: 978-1-4522-6097-6
In Chapter 5, “The Method Chapter: Describing Your Research Plan, “Procedures: Describing how you did or will do it,” pp. 115–116
In Chapter 5, The Method Chapter: Describing Your Research Plan, “Validity and reliability in qualitative dissertation,” pp. 131–135
Chapter 13, Informed Consent and Other Ethical Concerns, pp. 313–332
Document: Walden University, Institutional Review Board. (2013). When to seek IRB guidance early—June 2013: Studies with sensitive topics and vulnerable populations benefit from early ethics consultation.

Walden University Institutional Review Board. (n.d.) IRB guidance for conducting doctoral research in your own professional setting: Research ethics FAQs for doctoral students conducting research in their own work setting. Retrieved from http://researchcenter.waldenu.edu/Institutional-Review-Board-for-Ethical-Standards-in-Research.htm
Walden University, Center for Research Quality. (n.d.-c). Ph.D. dissertation process and documents. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter/osra/phd
Dissertation Prospectus Guide
Dissertation Student Process Worksheet
Social Change
Callahan, D., Wilson, E., Birdsall, I., Estabrook-Fishinghawk, B., Carson, G., Ford, S.… Yob, I. (2012). Expanding our understanding of social change: A report from the Definition Task Force of the HLC Special Emphasis Project (2012). Minneapolis, MN: Walden University.
Walden University, Career Services Center and the School of Public Policy and Administration. (2015, March 12.). Webinar: Developing social entrepreneurs. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/dbUSAQaJEqA
Yob , I., Lao, T., Uldall, B., Crum, M. B., Clay, O., Brock, N.,…Dixon-Saxon, S. (2014). Matrix: Preparing Walden learners for social change. Minneapolis, MN: Walden University.
Ethics
Walden University, Center for Research Quality. (n.d.-e). Institutional Review Board for Ethical Standards in Research. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter/orec
Walden University, Office of Research Ethics and Compliance. (2010). Institutional Review Board for ethical standards in research: IRB office hours and meetings. Retrieved from http://researchcenter.waldenu.edu/Office-of-Research-Integrity-and-Compliance.htm
Walden University, Center for Research Quality. (n.d.-d) Application and General Materials. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter/orec/application
Research Ethics Planning Worksheet
Media
Endicott, L. (2010a). IRB FAQ Tutorial [Online tutorial]. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter/orec

A self-paced tutorial on the IRB’s Ethics Review at Walden is available at the bottom of the webpage.