Section Overview Before continuing, you should: : : Read the Section Summary : : Review the Section Objectives

This section examines when the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS) should be applied, and reviews the goals and rationale of the policy. It defines the guiding ethical principles of the TCPS. It discusses the way these principles are applied in practice, and introduces the relationship between the TCPS and the law. Case studies help you apply this information. You can check your progress at the end of the section.

By the end of this section, you should be able to:

• identify when the TCPS applies to a research project involving humans
• describe the goals and rationale of the TCPS
• describe the guiding principles underlying the TCPS
• apply ethical principles to the conduct of research involving human subjects in the context of a research project.