Ethical, Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Issues within the Research Ecosystem.

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Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. The course dives into the critical and complex foundations and frameworks supporting ethical, legal and regulatory compliance in a variety of research domains including but not limited to arts-based research, engineering, education, innovations, etc. The class will explore the role of institutional review boards, institutional animal care and use committees, as well as other ancillary committees existing across research domains involved in research. Key ethical and legal issues surrounding informed consent, confidentiality, privacy, incentives and risk/benefit are discussed. In addition, students will explore the ethics involved in emerging technology use across research domains (e.g., large data and artificial intelligence). Through case studies and class discussion, current topics will be explored and focus on real-world applications in the chosen research domain including identifying what is similar and what is different across research ecosystems.