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Abstract
Most Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) researchers are accustomed to the process of formal ethics review for their evaluation or field trial protocol. Although this process varies by country, the underlying principles are universal. While this process is often a formality, for field research or lab-based studies with vulnerable users, formal ethics requirements can be challenging to navigate – a common occurrence in the social sciences; yet, in many cases, foreign to HCI researchers. Nevertheless, with the increase in new areas of research such as mobile technologies for marginalized populations or assistive technologies, this is a current reality. In this paper we present our experiences and challenges in conducting several studies that evaluate interactive systems in difficult settings, from the perspective of the ethics process. Based on these, we draft recommendations for mitigating the effect of such challenges to the ethical conduct of research. We then issue a call for interaction researchers, together with policy makers, to refine existing ethics guidelines and protocols in order to more accurately capture the particularities of such field-based evaluations, qualitative studies, challenging lab-based evaluations, and ethnographic observations.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | CHI 2015 |
Subtitle of host publication | proceedings of the 33rd Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
Place of Publication | New York |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
Pages | 105-114 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781405331456 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2015 |
Event | 33rd Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - COEX, Seoul, Korea, Republic of Duration: 18 Apr 2015 → 23 Apr 2015 http://chi2015.acm.org/ |
Conference
Conference | 33rd Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
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Abbreviated title | CHI 2015 |
Country/Territory | Korea, Republic of |
City | Seoul |
Period | 18/04/15 → 23/04/15 |
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Keywords
- Ethics, Research protocol, Field studies, Situational ethics, Vulnerable populations
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
- Software
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Research output
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Providing adaptive health updates across the personal social network
Moncur, W., Masthoff, J., Reiter, E., Freer, Y. & Nguyen, H., 2014, In: Human-Computer Interaction. 29, 3, p. 256-309 54 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile20 Citations (Scopus)359 Downloads (Pure) -
The emotional wellbeing of researchers: considerations for practice
Moncur, W., 2013, CHI' 13: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, p. 1883-1890 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
84 Citations (Scopus) -
Modeling the socially intelligent communication of health information to a patient's personal social network
Moncur, W., Reiter, E., Masthoff, J. & Carmichael, A., Mar 2010, In: IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine. 14, 2, p. 319-325 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
12 Citations (Scopus)
Student theses
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A Model for the Provision of Adaptive eHealth Information Across the Personal Social Network
Moncur, W. (Author), Reiter, E. (Supervisor) & Masthoff, J. (Supervisor), 2011Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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Keynote: Living Digitally, Death Online Research Symposium 2015.
Moncur, W. (Speaker)
18 Aug 2015Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk