Communications Question

During lesson 2, you were introduced to why it is important to carry out ethical research. For this assignment, you will be carrying out CITI training for researchers specific to Social/Behavioral Research with human subjects.

Related Course Objectives:

  • CO-4: Evaluate research approaches, data collection methods, and their relative merits in accordance with ethical practices and standards.
    • LO-4.1: Articulate the differences between ethical and unethical data collection.

Directions

For this assignment complete the following steps:

  1. Log onto the to complete the training (You will be able to create your own username and password)
  2. Follow the instructions for Registering for the
  3. Complete the Social and Behavioral Research – Basic/Refresher Course
    • The university pays an annual fee for all AMU/APU users; individual users are not assessed a fee for the training.
    • Each module may take from 10 to 30 minutes to complete, and most contain a quiz. The modules do not have to be completed all in one login session.
    • A minimum aggregate score of 80 percent is required to pass.
    • At the end of your training course, you’ll be presented with a “coursework transcript report” which will note that the training you completed will be valid for three years. This means that you will have one less step to do should you go on to seek approval from the IRB to carry out human subjects’ research for your MA thesis.

Submission Guidelines

  • Upload your coursework transcript report. The “reported score” will be the score that is entered for your grade.
  • While CITI gives you the option to carry out the training multiple times, your first attempt is what will be recorded.
  • I will accept CITI training transcripts that were previously completed but they must still be valid.
  • If your CITI training has expired, you will need to complete the refresher course.

Resources & Supports

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