Research Quality Toolkit

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Symbolic power in community- and individual-level informed consent processes

Learn about the power-laden process of obtaining informed consent in this clear and informative article.

TCPS 2 (2022) - Chapter 3: The Consent Process

Deepen your understanding of the consent process in this in-depth chapter.

TCPS 2: CORE-2022 (Course on research ethics)

Conducting research on human participants in Canada? Learn all you need to know in this in-depth online tutorial.

The ethics of social research

Why ethics? A deep dive into key ethical dilemmas that arise when doing research and why they're important.

Tools for reproducibility

Reproducibility or replicability? Easily explore practices for each in this no-nonsense guide.

What is ethics in research & why is it important?

What the heck is ethical research? Quickly learn the basics in this no-nonsense introduction to ethics in research.

Writing in the social sciences and education

Need help with writing in the social sciences? Find the right resource for what you need from this master list.