TCPS 2: CORE-2022
Exam Coverage:
Research ethics, informed consent, privacy and confidentiality, risk-
benefit analysis, vulnerable populations, and ethical review processes.
The TCPS 2: CORE-2022 exam, based on guidelines from the Panel on
Research Ethics, assesses understanding of ethical conduct in human
research. It focuses on principles such as respect for persons, concern
for welfare, and justice, ensuring researchers follow proper protocols
when designing and conducting studies involving human participants.
,- A graduate student at an eligible Canadian college conducting self-
funded research on political protest groups by interviewing members
of those groups.
- A professor at an eligible Canadian university who is conducting
research in Brazil on educational initiatives involving Indigenous
Peoples.
- A researcher at an eligible academic institution conducts research
within that institution that is funded by their department, not the
Agencies
- A master's student at an eligible institution conducts their research
with street youth, not on the premises of the institution;
A1-2. Which of the following researchers must follow the TCPS 2
(select all that apply)?
- A graduate student at an eligible Canadian college conducting self-
,funded research on political protest groups by interviewing members
of those groups.
- A professor at an eligible Canadian university who is conducting
research in Brazil on educational initiatives involving Indigenous
Peoples.
- An independent researcher hired by a private company to conduct
research on consumer brand loyalties.
- A researcher at an eligible academic institution conducts research
within that institution that is funded by their department, not the
Agencies
- A master's student at an eligible institution conducts their research
with street youth, not on the premises of the institution
- A graduate student at an eligible Canadian university who has a grant
from NSERC to conduct research on the link between climate change
and the bee population.
, - The researcher's institution may take action under the institution's
policies.
- SSHRC may take recourse that can range from a letter of awareness
to a denial of eligibility for funding, depending on the seriousness of
the breach.
A1-3. What happens if a researcher with a SSHRC grant breaches the
TCPS 2 when conducting their research (select all that apply)?
- The TCPS 2 is a voluntary set of guidelines, so there are no
consequences for a breach.
- The researcher's institution may take action under the institution's
policies.
- SSHRC may take recourse that can range from a letter of awareness
to a denial of eligibility for funding, depending on the seriousness of
the breach.
Exam Coverage:
Research ethics, informed consent, privacy and confidentiality, risk-
benefit analysis, vulnerable populations, and ethical review processes.
The TCPS 2: CORE-2022 exam, based on guidelines from the Panel on
Research Ethics, assesses understanding of ethical conduct in human
research. It focuses on principles such as respect for persons, concern
for welfare, and justice, ensuring researchers follow proper protocols
when designing and conducting studies involving human participants.
,- A graduate student at an eligible Canadian college conducting self-
funded research on political protest groups by interviewing members
of those groups.
- A professor at an eligible Canadian university who is conducting
research in Brazil on educational initiatives involving Indigenous
Peoples.
- A researcher at an eligible academic institution conducts research
within that institution that is funded by their department, not the
Agencies
- A master's student at an eligible institution conducts their research
with street youth, not on the premises of the institution;
A1-2. Which of the following researchers must follow the TCPS 2
(select all that apply)?
- A graduate student at an eligible Canadian college conducting self-
,funded research on political protest groups by interviewing members
of those groups.
- A professor at an eligible Canadian university who is conducting
research in Brazil on educational initiatives involving Indigenous
Peoples.
- An independent researcher hired by a private company to conduct
research on consumer brand loyalties.
- A researcher at an eligible academic institution conducts research
within that institution that is funded by their department, not the
Agencies
- A master's student at an eligible institution conducts their research
with street youth, not on the premises of the institution
- A graduate student at an eligible Canadian university who has a grant
from NSERC to conduct research on the link between climate change
and the bee population.
, - The researcher's institution may take action under the institution's
policies.
- SSHRC may take recourse that can range from a letter of awareness
to a denial of eligibility for funding, depending on the seriousness of
the breach.
A1-3. What happens if a researcher with a SSHRC grant breaches the
TCPS 2 when conducting their research (select all that apply)?
- The TCPS 2 is a voluntary set of guidelines, so there are no
consequences for a breach.
- The researcher's institution may take action under the institution's
policies.
- SSHRC may take recourse that can range from a letter of awareness
to a denial of eligibility for funding, depending on the seriousness of
the breach.
