The Tools
The tools guide researchers & oversight boards as they plan, review, execute, and report on research.
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Planning Tools
Use these tools as you engage your ethics oversight board, make a data access request, as you wait for a response on your request, or in the early stages of working with the data prior to analysis.
TOOL 2 l 12 MINUTES
TOOL 2 l 12 MINUTES
Funding and Motivation
Funding and Motivation
A tool to increase transparency and raise awareness about funding, motivations, and related conflicts of interest.
TOOL 3 l 20 MINUTES
TOOL 3 l 20 MINUTES
Describing Communities
Describing Communities
Build awareness of the communities in your sample and take steps to engage with their interests.
TOOL 4 l 15 MINUTES
TOOL 4 l 15 MINUTES
Imagining the Best & Worst
Imagining the Best & Worst
Develop your sense of balance through deeper engagement with research risks and benefits
Execution & Analysis Tools
Use these tools as you clean your data and conduct analysis.
TOOL 5 l 30 MINUTES
TOOL 5 l 30 MINUTES
Looking at Your Dataset(s)
Looking at Your Dataset(s)
Think critically about the dataset(s) you're using in your research to understand its limits and concerns.
TOOL 6 l 30 MINUTES
TOOL 6 l 30 MINUTES
Looking at Your Choices
Looking at Your Choices
A deep dive on your variables: how have you picked them and what impact do they have.
TOOL 7 l 12 MINUTES
TOOL 7 l 12 MINUTES
Contact & Context
Contact & Context
Begin to think critically about the communities that may be interested in your research findings and your plan for disseminating your findings to the broader community.
Dissemination Tools
Use these tools as you report out on your findings, maintain your research over time, and plan your next project.
TOOL 8 l 10 MINUTES
TOOL 8 l 10 MINUTES
Sharing the Word
Sharing the Word
Helping you answer the who, how, and why of sharing your findings.
TOOL 9 l 15 MINUTES
TOOL 9 l 15 MINUTES
Preparing for the Best & Worst
Preparing for the Best & Worst
Game out the good, the bad, and the ugly so you only get the best from your science communication.
TOOL 10 l 30 MINUTES
TOOL 10 l 30 MINUTES
Considering Your Conclusions Critically
Considering Your Conclusions Critically
Context is the name of the game: thoughtfully situate your research as you release it into the world.
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