Ethics

 

Some thinking on Ethics ahead of our session on Thursday March 3rd, looking in detail at the Ethics Applciation process within Module Two (MORE)

Ethics are central to our lives and practice, not something only addressed through research (just that ethics become neccesarily visible then perhaps). 

Ethical considerations, address how we are mindful of our actions, words, practice and the potential impact is has on those around us, and how these considerations cannot avoid the social, cultural and historical contexts from which they emerge. 

Ethical procedures, address the ways in which we may go about informing and 'safe-guarding' others of our practice-research. The MORE application process we use in Module Two is just this, the ethical procedures that the university requires you to undertake in order to approve your proposal for a research inquiry.

 

Within the framework of designing your research project in module two you are asked to attend to the Ethcial Procedures of your proposed research project by completing the MORE application online (dates as indicated on your schedule - note that this has an earlier deadline than the submission of the rest of your work for module two this term). 

You are asked to discuss the Ethical considerations of your proposed research project within the body of your written research proposal. 

 

You can use the MORE application - the questions asked, your responses to them, to help you to frame the research proposal as a whole. The questions asked around the Aims of your research, what methodologies you will use, what data collections methods, who your participants will be, are all to be addressed in your proposal. 

             Consider these ideas in relation to the research you are proposing:

What hierarchies exist, 

what stereotypes, 

exclusions, 

expectations, 

what do you think about these as you design a research project proposal (Ethical Considerations) 

and 

what actions do you take to recognise your own privilege and minimise potentially negative impacts on others as a result of your research (Ethical Procedures).

The thinking leads to the actions you take. 

The ethical considerations of your research (discussed in your research proposal) lead to the choices you make about the ethical procedures you will engage with (outlined in your MORE application).

What are some of the ethical considerations of your research at this stage?

 

 

 

DANCE UMBRELLA PANEL DISCUSSION TODAY

 

Middlesex University are hosting an exciting and timely panel discussion as part of Dance Umbrella 

 

4.30pm (UK) details below, 

 REGISTER FOR FREE TO ATTEND ON ZOOM

 

Pivoting Your Practice: A festival and artist’s perspective with Freddie Opoku-Addaie, Tania Wilmer, Sarah Golding & Yukiko Masui 

Tuesday 22 February, 4.30pm (90 minutes) 

Zoom | BSL interpreted & captioned 

 

An exclusive in conversation with artists Sarah Golding and Yukiko Masui and Dance Umbrella’s Artistic Director/CEO Freddie Opoku-Addaie and Executive Director Tania Wilmer. Aimed at final year students, the panel will discuss how a dance company and festival have adapted to make, produce, present work and survive during the pandemic, and what the future looks like for the sector. This will be followed by Q&A. 

 

Register for free here: https://www.danceumbrella.co.uk/event/pivoting-your-practice-a-festival-and-artists-perspective/  

 

You will be contacted on the day of the event with the Zoom link. 

 

Learn more about the event and panellists 

KORTEXT - your FREE text book per module

 STUDENTS WANTING TO GET YOUR FREE KORTEXT BOOK - WHEN IT IS NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE -  

MODULE THREES!!  

PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM ONLINE AND THE BOOK, I AM ASSURED WILL BE SENT TO YOU THE NEXT WORKING DAY. 

https://mdxl.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a9sEXCE0ZoSaTga

 

 

 

 

 

 

THERE ARE OF COURSE OTHER TEXTS DEALING WITH TRANSFORMING QUALITATIVE DATA THAT YOU CAN ACCESS ONLINE IN THE MEANTIME...

 

 

THESE TITLES ARE ALL AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH AN MDX LIBRARY SEARCH AND OF COURSE YOU WILL FIND OTHERS THROUGH YOUR OWN RESEARCH

 

Qualitative data analysis : practical strategies

Bazeley, Patricia.

2013

 

The SAGE handbook of qualitative data analysis

Flick, Uwe,

2017

 

Handling qualitative data : a practical guide

Richards, Lyn, 

2015

 

 

Research Methods - why interviews??

As you are planning your research inquiry (Module two) or embarking on it (Module three) you may be considering using interviews as a data collection method. 

This TEDTalk with Dave Isay offers a great example of the value and power of interviews, the role of the interviewer, the ethics around interviews for you to consider and think further on as you develop your research or approach interviewing people. 

REMEMBER THE AIM OF THE INTERVIEW IS NOT TO GET PEOPLE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS!!!

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=dave+isay+ted+talk

 

 

what are your thoughts? 

Reading Lists

PLEASE PLEASE DO GO TO THE READING LIST FOR YOUR MODULE OF STUDY EACH TERM AS THE FIRST PLACE TO BEGIN!!

TALKING WITH MANY OF YOU, PARTICULARLY IN MODULE TWO THAT ARE GETTING CAUGHT UP IN READING ABOUT YOUR AREA OF PROPOSED INQUIRY - WHICH IS GREAT, BUT YOU ARE  MISSING THAT THIS MODULE IS ABOUT DESIGNING THE RESEARCH PROJECT YOU WILL UNDERTAKE IN MODULE THREE. YOU ARE NOT DOING THE RESEARCH THIS TERM...

 

MODULE TWO READING LIST MATERIAL COVERS HOW TO DESIGN A RESEARCH PROJECT, ETHICS, METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION ETC... THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO BE ENGAGING WITH IN ORDER TO GET A SENSE OF HOW YOU WILL LOOK AT AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE AREA YOU ARE INTERESTED IN. 

WATCH THE RECORDING OF SAM'S SESSION, TALKING THROUGH CLEARLY THE MODULE AIMS AND WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING THIS TERM. IT IS ON UNIHUB FOR YOUR REFERENCE.

Programme Voice Groups - Meet your Student Voice Leaders (student reps)

 

A notice to invite you to connect, share feedback, offer positive learning experiences, express concerns as we continue to review and improve the BAPP ACI programme

The Programme Voice Groups (PVG’s) are one of the main formal channels of communication between staff and students. in order to support the programme. They are a forum in which students (through the Student Voice Leaders) and staff working and talking together can constructively discuss areas of good practice as well as areas needing improvement, with the collective aim of enhancing the student experience. Student and Staff should both be given assurances they will not be penalised for raising issues at a PVG.

PVG’s occur each term and your Student Voice Leader will ask for programme feedback from you to report to staff at the pre-meeting to develop and agenda, for the issues to be addressed at the main meeting. You will also be given feedback from both staff and the Student Voice Leaders on the outcomes of the feedback.

 

Your Current Student Voice Leaders

Logan McQuillan email: LM1412@live.mdx.ac.uk

Ellie Owen email: EO716@live.mdx.ac.uk

The next Student Voice meeting is  March 21st 2022

 

Do get in touch with Ellie or Logan no later than March 7 for your views to be heard and represented at this meeting.

 

Module One

 We had a great session for module one students on Wednesday, facilitated by Pedro. 

Not many of you were with us for this live... please do watch the recording of the session 'Zoom recordings' folder on Unihub and write a blog about your own thoughts about how you see your practice...

Please remember to send your blog address to Teresa Skamletz <t.skamletz@mdx.ac.uk> letting her know you are a BAPP student, so that your blogs addresses can be added to the Unihub page and you can start connecting with each other..