Ethical Research and Evaluation Discussion
Ethical Research and Evaluation Discussion
History is often a wonderful teacher, and it can offer great insights about how to treat research subjects in an ethical manner. The Johnson textbook and assigned article for this week introduced you to famous (or infamous) examples of extreme ethical violations in research studies. Of particular note are the Tuskegee and Milgram studies. These studies exposed their subjects to serious physical and/or emotional harm, all in the name of research. These examples still serve as cautionary tales to help guide your behavior as you work with subjects in research studies.
Resources Provided:
- Johnson, G. (2014). Research methods for public administrators (3rd ed.). Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe.
- Chapter 1, “Introduction: Research Methods for Public Administrators†(pp. 3–16)
- Cave, E., & Holm, S. (2003). Milgram and Tuskegee: Paradigm research projects in bioethics. Health Care Analysis, 11(1), 27–40.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. - American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). (Revised 2013). ASPA code of ethics. Retrieved fromÂ
For this assignment, review the Milgram and Tuskegee cases presented in Johnson Chapter 1and Cave and Holm article.
The assignment must be 1-1.5 pages and include:
1.Select one of these research studies and consider the ethical violations that occurred in that study.
2. a description of the ethical violations you observed in either the Tuskegee or Milgram research study.
3. Explain how your chosen study violated the ethical principles of good research as identified in the Johnson text (page 11 of Johnson pdf).
You must include in text citations from the resources provided to back up any and all statements.
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You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.
Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.
Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding†to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.
The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.
