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Jan 16 (no class meeting) Ethics of Studying Online Communities

Submitted by Paul Resnick on Sat, 2005-12-31 16:50.

[Note: I've just realized that January 16 is a National and University holiday, in honor of Martin Luther King. So class will not meet on January 16. I'm leaning towards having most of the discussion of this topic online (I think this topic actually lends itself well to that), so that we can carry on with our normal schedule the following week. But stay tuned for further developments.]

This session will examine distinctions between public and private communication, issues of informed consent, and other responsibilities of ethical investigators. We will also discuss procedures for external review of research plans, through the IRB, for those of you intending to develop "generalized knowledge" based on your investigation (e.g., if you hope to publish something based on what you do in this course).

Students in 884 will also have an overview of various research methods that have been applied to online communities and discuss active research questions in the area using sections of Preece2003 as a springboard.

Required Reading (all students)
Eysenbach, G. and Till, J. E. (2001) Ethical issues in qualitative research on internet commun. [available online ]
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Kraut2003 Kraut, R. E., Olson, J., Manaji, M., Bruckman, A., Cohen, J. & Couper, M. (Under review). Psychological research online: Opportunities and challenges. Report prepared for the American Psychology Association's Taskforce on the Internet and Psychological Research. [available through attached file]
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Frankel1999 Frankel, M.S. and S. Siang, Ethical and Legal Aspects of Human Subjects Research on the Internet: A Report of a Workshop. 1999, American Association for the Advancement of Science. [available online ]
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Required Reading (884 only)
Preece2003 Preece, J. and Maloney-Krichmar, D. (2003) Online Communities. In J. Jacko and A. Sears, A. (Eds.) Handbook of Human-Computer Interaction, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc. Publishers. Mahwah: NJ. 596-620. [Only sections Section 5 and 6 are required (pages 40-48). A draft version of entire article is available through attached file].
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Bassett2002 Bassett, E.H. and K. O\'Riordan, Ethics of Internet Research: Contesting the Human Subjects Research Model. 2002. [available online ]
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Walther2002 Walther, J.B., Research Ethics in Internet-Enabled Research: Human Subjects Issues and Methodological Myopia. 2002. [available through course reserves ]
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Bruckman2002 Bruckman, A., Studying the Amateur Artist: A Perspective on Disguising Data Collected in Human Subjects Research on the Internet. 2002. [available online ]
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