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Description
With billions of users worldwide, social media is integral to modern life, and its significance continues to grow. For researchers, social media has proven useful in providing tools and venues for research. However, they often face complicated ethical quandaries when using social media for research.
This course provides an overview of social media research, including the current social media landscape, the different uses of social media in research, the ethical issues associated with social media research, and the current regulations and other forms of research oversight.
Audience
IRB Members, Postdocs, Research Personnel, Researchers, Students
Meet the Authors
Nicholas Proferes, PhD – Arizona State University
Nicholas Proferes is an Associate Professor at Arizona State University’s School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. His research interests include users’ understandings of socio-technical systems such as social media, societal discourse about technology, and issues of power and ethics in the digital landscape.
Elizabeth Buchanan, PhD, CIP – University of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Buchanan, PhD, CIP, is a research ethicist and research administrator with over 25 years of professional experience. She has worked extensively with IRBs and RECs, exploring the ethics and regulations surrounding Internet research, social media, and big data.
