Norms, codes, policies that distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable behavior when conducting a research. The following is a rough and general summary of some ethical principles that various codes address: Honesty, Objectivity, Integrity, Carefulness, Openness, Respect for Intellectual Property, Confidentiality, Responsible Publication, Responsible Mentoring, Respect for colleagues, Social Responsibility, Non-Discrimination, Competence, Legality, Animal Care, Human Subjects Protection, among others.
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HCI and User Experience Design Education: Principles for Ethical and Responsible Practices in Inclusive Research and Application
Troy Abel (University of North Texas, USA) and Debra Satterfield (California State University, Long Beach, USA)
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2325-4.ch005
Abstract
A thorough and robust understanding of responsible and ethical practices in UX is essential to user experience designers. Ethical UX practices include authentic inclusion, vulnerability in participants, the inclusion of IRB-protected groups in research, tolerance for risk and motivation, truth in research, fair and respectful conduct, informed consent, cultural sensitivity, accessibility in UX processes, stigmatized populations, idiosyncratic populations, right to privacy, and an understanding of ADA-compliant accommodations by UX researchers and participants. This chapter will introduce these principles as well as demonstrate one possible application in an undergraduate design classroom.