Researchers may benefit from their research, but they must not exploit their participants. They must recognize their debt to their participants and when studying people in other parts of the world to their societies. They should recognize their obligation to reciprocate with people studied in appropriate ways. Analysis and Reporting. The researcher has an obligation to make technical shortcomings and failures of the study known to the reader.
Science progresses through honesty and openness about the research process and the research results.
It is the policy of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology to protect the rights and welfare of the participants of research conducted as part of the courses, independent studies, thesis projects, faculty research, and other academic activities that we sponsor. The Department prohibits research that poses a demonstrable danger to the safety and security of research participants. The Department also prohibits research that does not adequately protect the anonymity of participants, the confidentiality of information obtained from them, or their right to refuse to participate. The Department strongly discourages the use of designs and procedures that entail substantial deception of participants with regard to the nature and purposes of the research project. Ethical review of research projects in standing courses normally will be handled by the instructor.