{"id":10264,"date":"2021-12-02T03:20:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T03:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/?page_id=10264"},"modified":"2022-03-15T03:31:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T03:31:18","slug":"ethics-guidelines-nus-irb","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/ethics-guidelines-nus-irb\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethics Guidelines &#8211; NUS-IRB"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\n\t\tEthics Guidelines\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>Ethical guidelines define what actions are morally right and wrong. They are used as a code with which to perform duties. Psychologists use ethical guidelines in order to be certain that treatment and research are being conducted in a manner that is not harmful to participants. Some of these guidelines include topics like research ethics and confidentiality.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tNUS-IRB\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Educational exercises involving human participants that are not construed as &#8220;research&#8221; (e.g., class demonstrations and exercises that do not lead to publishable materials) do not require ethics review, unless otherwise required by the Faculty or Department Heads.<\/p>\n<p>The intent to publish is usually one criterion for a project to be considered research. Most reputable journals would require the research to be reviewed by the IRB before they will agree to publish the results of the research (click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/irb\/guidelines.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> for more details).<\/p>\n\t<p>All student research involving humans as research subjects must be subject to ethics review by either the NUS Institutional Review Board (NUS-IRB) or the Department. This is an important learning experience for both undergraduates and graduate students.<\/p>\n<p>The results from such research may or may not be intended for publication or presentation outside the classroom. They include experimental protocols, observational studies, interviews, questionnaires, secondary use of data that are not in the public domain and research involving human remains, tissues, or biological fluids.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tUseful Guides\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Singapore Association of Social Workers (SASW) Code of Professional Ethics<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sasw.org.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SASW-Code-of-Professional-Ethics-3rd-Revision-online.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload SASW Guide\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/research-gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResearch Gallery\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/latest-publications\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLatest Publications\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lite.demos.wpbeaverbuilder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2020\/02\/photo-1516321318423-f06f85e504b3-768x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethics Guidelines Ethical guidelines define what actions are morally right and wrong. 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