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Activity 7: Guidelines for Ethical ResearchEstimated Time: 15 minutesDivide the class into small groups of three to four students. Give each group alarge sheet of paper and colored markers.Ask each group to write its own “Guidelines for Ethical Research.” It shouldinclude one or two rules related to each of the module’s two ethicalconsiderations—respect for persons and harms and benefits.Ask each group to share its rules with the class. Post the lists on the wall.Debrief the rules exercise as a whole class.Explain that scientists, ethicists, and regulatory agencies have developedguidelines for conducting research with human participants, which have evolvedover time. These include the Nuremberg Code, the Belmont Report, and theDeclaration of Helsinki.Tell students that IRBs and the federal Offce for Human Research Protections alsomonitor research.Closure: Remind students that they have explored both the benefits of research(improving human health in the future) and some of its challenges, such as risksto participants.Homework: Students prepare for Day 3 by reading pages 1 and 2 of Master 5.4and filling out page 1 of Master 5.5.Extension (optional): Students could compare their rules and regulations withthose of the Nuremberg Code, the Declaration of Helsinki, and other codes ofmedical ethics.Page 5-24, Steps 1–2Page 5-24, Steps 3–4Page 5-25, Step 5Page 5-25, Step 6Page 5-25, Steps 7–8Page 5-26, Step 9Page 5-26Page 5-27Page 5-27Involves copying a master12345Module 5 5-296