Research ethics in practice: Social science perspectives
7.5 CREDITS
The focus of this course is research ethics in social science, as it is experienced in practice.
About the course
Course period: 5 May March – 8 June 2025
Application deadline: 25 March 2025
The course investigates ethical dilemmas emerging in commonly used research designs and methods in social sciences, such as ethnography, interviews, surveys, digital methods, “big data”, participatory research, research with “vulnerable groups” etc, as well as dilemmas – and good practices – in relations to procedures of ensuring confidentiality, and reporting ethically in publications. Key ethical debates in relation to these themes will be discussed, and students will critically examine ethical dilemmas in their own and their fellow students’ doctoral projects and fields.
The course consists of a combination of lectures, seminars, and independent study of the required reading.
Course information
Course administrator
Marjaana Kinnunen
Course director
Kristina Göransson
Documents
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Course syllabus (PDF 221 kB)
Reading list (coming soon)
Schedule (coming soon)