Research ethics training

Find additional information or get answers to your ethics questions with the following resources:

Documents

• Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans – TCPS2 (Government of Canada)
• Health Information Act (Government of Alberta)
• Athabasca University Ethics Presentation – March 2017
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Human Participant Research

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University policies

• Athabasca University policies, procedures, and guidelines for ethical approval

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Training

AU ethics presentation

Watch a recording of AU's research ethics presentation: Surviving the Ethics Approval Process Unscathed.

CORE (Course on Research Ethics) Tutorial

The tutorial provides an introductory tour of the Tri-Council Policy Statement. The TCPS2:CORE tutorial is "highly recommended" for all Athabasca University researchers, research supervisors, and Research Ethics Board members and is now mandatory for all graduate students conducting research with humans.

You can move through the tutorial at your own pace; progress is saved automatically. Once you complete the tutorial, you will receive a certificate of completion that is recognized at institutions across Canada.

Please note: When registering for the tutorial, you are asked for an affiliation. As Athabasca University doesn't appear in the affiliation list, you must select "Other" from the bottom of the list and enter "Athabasca University" manually.

Take the tutorial

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Webinars

The Panel on Research Ethics also provides a number of webinars on research ethics and the Tri-Council Policy Statement. These include:

• Multi-Jurisdictional Research in the Tri-Council Policy Statement
• Research involving First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples of Canada
• Qualitative Research
• Governance of Research Ethics Boards
• Scope of Research Ethics Review

Take a webinar