Readings in Virtual Research Ethics

Readings in Virtual Research Ethics

Author: Elizabeth A. Buchanan

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 9781591401520

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Provides an in-depth look at the emerging field of online research and the corresponding ethical dilemmas. Issues covered include: autonomy; justice and benevolence; informed consent; privacy; ownership of data; research with minors; and respect for persons.


The Ethics of Online Research

The Ethics of Online Research

Author: Kandy Woodfield

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2017-12-15

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 1787144860

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This volume focuses on the ethics of internet and social networking research, exploring the ethical challenges faced by researchers making use of social media and big data in their research.


Encyclopedia of Information Ethics and Security

Encyclopedia of Information Ethics and Security

Author: Quigley, Marian

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2007-05-31

Total Pages: 696

ISBN-13: 1591409888

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Rapid technological advancement has given rise to new ethical dilemmas and security threats, while the development of appropriate ethical codes and security measures fail to keep pace, which makes the education of computer users and professionals crucial. The Encyclopedia of Information Ethics and Security is an original, comprehensive reference source on ethical and security issues relating to the latest technologies. Covering a wide range of themes, this valuable reference tool includes topics such as computer crime, information warfare, privacy, surveillance, intellectual property and education. This encyclopedia is a useful tool for students, academics, and professionals.


The Ethics of Internet Research

The Ethics of Internet Research

Author: Heidi A. McKee

Publisher: Peter Lang

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9781433106606

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Drawing from interviews with Internet researchers from across the globe who work in diverse disciplines and in a wide array of online venues, this book examines ethical issues and questions that Internet researchers may encounter throughout the research process. Although the ethics of Internet research are complex, the aim of the book is to provide a rhetorical, case-based process to aid researchers in ethical decision making. In doing so, the book provides Internet researchers with useful resources and heuristics for engaging in ethical practices, interactions, and problem solving for their research.


A Guide to Conducting Online Research

A Guide to Conducting Online Research

Author: Ted J Gaiser

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2009-03-18

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 1446241092

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A Guide to Conducting Online Research is designed to support students, academics and research practitioners in using technology to conduct their research. The book begins by looking at what questions to ask and how to prepare to conduct online research, then concentrates on particular technologies and how to employ them effectively, before concluding with a discussion of the peculiarities of conducting research in the online environment. Practical advice is offered on common issues and problems, such as: - How to decide which application is best for your research purposes? - What can be done to guarantee the anonymity of research participants? - What kinds of challenges do firewalls present and how can they be mitigated? A Guide to Conducting Online Research provides a wealth of advice, explanation, instruction, self-help tips and examples, making this a helpful resource for anyone using technology in conducting their research.


The Handbook of Internet Studies

The Handbook of Internet Studies

Author: Mia Consalvo

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-05-09

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 144434238X

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The Handbook of Internet Studies HANDBOOKS IN COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA “Highly recommended.” CHOICE “A state-of-the-art collection that represents and celebrates the diversity of theoretical and disciplinary approaches marking this brave new field. A new must-have reference book for Internet studies.” Caroline Haythornthwaite, University of Illinois “This indispensable volume reflects the complexity of Internet studies – indeed, the Internet itself – by bringing together a diverse set of voices, geographies, disciplines, and arguments. It is not only an important resource for practitioners, but will also spark the curiosity of those on the edges of the field, including humanists, social scientists, and engineers alike.” Michael Zimmer, University of Wisconsin “A comprehensive and useful volume that will appeal to students, teachers, and researchers. I highly recommend it to those who have been following the field since its emergence in the 1990s as well as to those new to the field.” Steve Jones, University of Illinois at Chicago “This handbook is landmark, documenting that Internet studies have now come of age.” Niels Ole Finnemann, Aarhus University To fully understand the impact and significance of the Internet, it is essential to consider its historical, societal, and cultural contexts. This handbook presents a wide range of original essays by established scholars in the field of Internet studies exploring the role of the Internet in modern societies, and the continuing development of its academic study.


Online Instruments, Data Collection, and Electronic Measurements: Organizational Advancements

Online Instruments, Data Collection, and Electronic Measurements: Organizational Advancements

Author: Bocarnea, Mihai C.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2012-10-31

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 1466621737

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"This book aims to assist researchers in both understanding and utilizing online data collection by providing methodological knowledge related to online research, and by presenting information about the empirical quality, the availability, and the location of specific online instruments"--Provided by publisher.


Doing Qualitative Research Online

Doing Qualitative Research Online

Author: Janet E. Salmons

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2015-12-26

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1473934184

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Qualitative researchers can now connect with participants online to collect deep, rich data and generate new understandings of contemporary research phenomena. Doing Qualitative Research Online gives students and researchers the practical and scholarly foundations needed to gain digital research literacies essential for designing and conducting studies based on qualitative data collected online. The book will take a broad view of methodologies, methods and ethics, covering: Ethical issues in research design and ethical relationships with participants Designing online qualitative studies Collecting qualitative data online through interviews, observations, participatory and arts-based research and a wide range of posts and documents. Analyzing data and reporting findings Written by a scholar-practitioner in e-learning and online academia with 15 years’ experience, this book will help all those new to online research by providing a range of examples and illustrations from published research. The text and accompanying materials will offer discussion and assignment ideas for ease of adoption.


SAGE Internet Research Methods

SAGE Internet Research Methods

Author: Jason Hughes

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2012-06-25

Total Pages: 1681

ISBN-13: 1446275930

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Historically, social researchers have shown a willingness to exploit new technologies to enhance, facilitate and support their various activities. However, arguably no other technological development has influenced the landscape of social research as rapidly and fundamentally as the Internet. This collection avoids both uncritical embrace and wholesale dismissal by considering some of the key literature in the field of Internet research methods. Volume One: Core Issues, Debates and Controversies in Internet Research introduces themes and issues that run across all four volumes such as: epistemology, ontology and methodology in the online world; access, social divisions and the ′digital divide′; and the ethics of online research. Volume Two: Taking Research Online - Internet Survey and Sampling addresses the range of resources, digital archives and Internet-based data sources that exist online from relatively straightforward and practical guides to such material through to more polemical pieces which consider problems relating to the use, access and analysis of online data and resources. Volume Three: Taking Research Online - Qualitative Approaches considers the broad range of approaches to conducting researching via or ′in′ the Internet. The focus is on conventional methods that have been ′taken online′, and which in doing so, have become transformed in scope and character. Volume Four: Research ′On′ and ′In′ the Internet - Investigating the Online World follows logically from that which precedes it in exploring how social research has been ′taken online′, not simply through the deployment of existing methods and techniques via the Internet, but in researchers′ increasing recognition and investigation of the online world as a sphere of human interaction - a socio-cultural arena to be explored ′from the desktop′ as it were.


Digital Methods for Social Science

Digital Methods for Social Science

Author: Steven Roberts

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-01-26

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1137453664

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This timely book inspires researchers to deploy relevant, effective, innovative digital methods. It explores the relationship of such methods to 'mainstream' social science; interdisciplinarity; innovations in digital research tools; the opportunities (and challenges) of digital methods in researching social life; and digital research ethics.