UethicsP refer to the standards of behaviour and the practical procedures that researchers are expected to follow. The researcher should always have documentation to show how the conclusions were arrived at. The research report should be used in ways that the subjects expect and not in ways that will harm them or cause them to be victimised. The prescribed format for CAPE is the american psychological association, APA.
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UethicsP refer to the standards of behaviour and the practical procedures that researchers are expected to follow. The researcher should always have documentation to show how the conclusions were arrived at. The research report should be used in ways that the subjects expect and not in ways that will harm them or cause them to be victimised. The prescribed format for CAPE is the american psychological association, APA.
UethicsP refer to the standards of behaviour and the practical procedures that researchers are expected to follow. The researcher should always have documentation to show how the conclusions were arrived at. The research report should be used in ways that the subjects expect and not in ways that will harm them or cause them to be victimised. The prescribed format for CAPE is the american psychological association, APA.
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UethicsP refer to the standards of behaviour and the practical procedures that researchers are expected to follow. The researcher should always have documentation to show how the conclusions were arrived at. The research report should be used in ways that the subjects expect and not in ways that will harm them or cause them to be victimised. The prescribed format for CAPE is the american psychological association, APA.
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and Reporting Research Research ‘ethics’ refer to the standards of behaviour and the practical procedures that researchers are expected to follow. Significant Issues: Contamination – the data should not be tampered with as this will compromise the findings. Researcher bias – the researcher must not pas off his/her views as those of the respondents. Audit trail – the researcher should always have documentation to show how the conclusions were arrived at. For quantitative studies, the raw data should be readily available for other to check. For qualitative studies, tapes, field notes journals, etc, should be kept. For both type of studies, such documents provide a map/trail between the original data and the eventual analyses and findings. Reporting Research Protection of rights – the participants’ rights to privacy and confidentiality should be protected (no use of names or identifying marks of respondents, data used only for purposes of the study). Uses of the research – the research report should be used in ways that the subjects expect and not in ways that will harm them or cause them to be victimised; the wishes of the subjects should be observed in how the research is reported and used. Informed consent - the research participatants should have freely given their consent to be involved in the investigation. They should have a full understanding of what the research involves, any risks they may face, what they will be required to do or will experience during the research investigation. Referencing and Bibliography Referencing All the sources for the information in the research report, including the literature review must be acknowledged. In quoting, the researcher must acknowledge after the quote, in brackets, the author’s surname(s), year of publication and the page number on which the quote can be found. The researcher may also summarize the author’s views, in which case the source(s) must also be acknowledged. All the references must be included in the bibliography at the end of the study. Bibliography At the end of the report a complete listing of all works cited in the study, arranged in alphabetical order, by author must be presented. The purpose of the bibliography is to aid the reader to find information, if so desired, on the topic that was researched. The prescribed format for CAPE is the American Psychological Association, APA. Positive contribution – a research study should do some good or at least be of benefit to participants. If the research report can be used to help the subjects, efforts should be made to make the findings available. Honesty and integrity – data must be gathered carefully, findings reported honestly, and any problems, errors or distortions acknowledged. Researchers must never falsify their data or make false claims that are not supported by the data that they have.