Ethics and Security in “Field Research” (30.09.-14.10.24)
The course uses an inverted-classroom approach in order to qualify students about ethical dilemmas and their implication for the preparation and conduct of “field research”. The course consists of six online modules, which consist of lectures and short videos, supplemented by self-study based on provided materials and literature. Short quizzes and vignettes provide an opportunity to reflect on the covered content. There will be reflection meetings of two hours for each module. In addition, there will be an introductory meeting to familiarize participants with the course platform.
Course content
Economics and other social sciences have experienced a rapid increase in primary data collection activities, not only since the Nobel prize in economics for randomized controlled trials in 2019. Already during their studies, many PhD students engage in primary data collection in partner countries of the Global South in the framework of internships or in field studies. Recent discussions have shown that primary data collection in partner countries often comes with ethical dilemmas, but also with security challenges.
As academic coursework rarely covers the examination of aspects of ethics and security, this course plans to provide knowledge in the following fields:
a) Research ethics and ethical research design
b) Positionality
c) Collaboration with local scientific partners
d) Working conditions of translators, enumerators and colleagues in the Global South
e) Security
f) Approaching participants in an ethical manner
Schedule:
Introduction to the online course: 25.09.2024 from 10.00 am to 12.00 pm
Regular course meetings:
30.09., 10:00 am to 12:00 pm,
02.10., 10:00 am to 12:00 pm,
07.10., 13:15 am to 17:15 pm,
09.10., 13:15 am to 17:15 pm,
11.10., 10:00 am to 12:00 pm,
14.10., 10:00 am to 12:00 pm,
Credits: 3
More information:https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/689403.html