{"id":19,"date":"2026-04-21T20:35:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/student.trailblazerlab.org\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-04-21T22:05:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:05:05","slug":"research-ethics-policies-and-responsibilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/student.trailblazerlab.org\/?page_id=19","title":{"rendered":"Research Ethics, Policies and Responsibilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--1\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\">Understanding Research Ethics<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research in this lab often involves working with people, their experiences and data. Which puts an emphasis of how important it is to follow ethical practices that protect participants and ensure responsible work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ethics is not just about rules &#8211; it is about respect, safety and accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--2\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\">Required Trainings<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>     <strong>All Students Are Required To Complete:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CITI Human Subjects Basic Training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>    Graduate Students May Also Complete :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research Security &amp; integrity Training (RSIT)  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These trainings ensure you are prepared to participate in research responsibility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--3\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\">Lab Expectations<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As A Lab Member You Are Expected To:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attend Meetings And Complete Check-ins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take Responsibility For Your Own schedule <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stay Organized &amp; Communicate Clearly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Document Your work through lab Notebooks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be Honest And Accountable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set Realistic And Meaningful Goals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--4\"><strong>Types Of Work In The Lab<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\">You May Be Involved In&#8230;<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research &amp; Data Collection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design and Prototyping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Writing &amp; Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Project Planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dissemination (Websites, media and Publications)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--5\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\">Busy Work: Ethics Scenario<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read A Situation (Example: Handling participant data)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What Is The Issue?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What Should Be Done?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why Does It Matter?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/student.trailblazerlab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DB25A139-42E7-46FB-AC82-6A961A285772-1-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4993462153130903;width:339px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/student.trailblazerlab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DB25A139-42E7-46FB-AC82-6A961A285772-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/student.trailblazerlab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DB25A139-42E7-46FB-AC82-6A961A285772-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/student.trailblazerlab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DB25A139-42E7-46FB-AC82-6A961A285772-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/student.trailblazerlab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DB25A139-42E7-46FB-AC82-6A961A285772-1.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why Is Ethics Important In Research?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What Responsibilities Do I Have As A Researcher?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How Will I Stay Accountable In My Work?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\">Work Product<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Create A Research Responsibility Checklist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/student.trailblazerlab.org\/?page_id=12\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12\">&lt;Previous Page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/student.trailblazerlab.org\/?page_id=22\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"22\">Next Page&gt;<\/a><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding Research Ethics Research in this lab often involves working with people, their experiences and data. Which puts an emphasis of how important it is to follow ethical practices that protect participants and ensure responsible work. Ethics is not just about rules &#8211; it is about respect, safety and accountability. Required Trainings All Students Are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/student.trailblazerlab.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/student.trailblazerlab.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/student.trailblazerlab.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student.trailblazerlab.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student.trailblazerlab.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/student.trailblazerlab.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46,"href":"https:\/\/student.trailblazerlab.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/46"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/student.trailblazerlab.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}