Research Protocols and Research Ethics

What is a Research Protocol?

-a guide for a research study
-a document that outlines the planning of the study
-it provides a plan for the essential aspects of the proposed research

How to Write a Research Protocol?

>Plan
-the researcher must have a complete planning of the study
>Write the Protocol

Format for the Research Protocol

The research protocol is generally written according to the following format:

-Project Title
-Project Summary
-Project Description
-Research Design
-Research Subject or Participants
-Interventions
-Observations
-Sample Size
-Data Management and Analysis

RESEARCH PROTOCOL vs. RESEARCH PROPOSAL

A research proposal is a plan to obtain funding or do research. Funding proposals usually use templates that
needed to be filled and submitted to the funding body… A research protocol clearly and plainly provides an
overview of a proposed study.

Research Ethics

-another part of the research protocol which should not be left out is the research ethics. In doing
research, one must know that it must be conducted in an ethical and scientifically responsible manner.
-research ethics are moral principles that serve as manual to researchers in conducting and reporting
research without deception or intention to harm the subjects of the study or members of the society whole,
weather intentionally or unintentionally.

-Researchers, students or professionals, are expected to maintain the highest research ethical standards, some
of which are listed below-
>Quest for truth
>Honesty
>Objectivity
>Integrity
>Academic freedom
>Quality
>Carefulness
>Openness
>Respect for Intellectual Property
>Confidentially
>Responsible Publication
>Respect for colleagues
>Social Responsibilities
>Non-discrimination
>Competence
>Legality
>Animal Care
>Human Subjects Protection
>Institutional Responsibility
>Global Responsibility

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