Begin Module 2.1 by reading the following preliminary articles, which will introduce you to the ethical issues associated with digital research:
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- franzke, aline shakti, Bechmann, Anja, Zimmer, Michael, Ess, Charles, and the Association of Internet Researchers. Internet research ethical guidelines 3.0. Aoir.org, 2020, https://aoir.org/reports/ethics3.pdf
- Bailey, Moya. “#transform(ing)DH Writing and Research: An Autoethnography of Digital Humanities and Feminist Ethics.” digital humanities quarterly 9, no. 2 (2015). http://www.digitalhumanities.org//dhq/vol/9/2/000209/000209.html
To supplement these materials, you should review the following materials, created by Dr. Catherine Knight Steele, in which she discusses the importance of creating an ethical research community to provide support throughout the research process.
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- The Digital Ethics pt 1 (Catherine Knight Steele; mp4) video provides an overview of digital research ethics and the importance, and process, of building an ethical research community for digital research. The video slides can also be viewed in powerpoint form here.
Following the review of Module Two: Intro to Digital Ethics materials, complete the Discussion 3: Creating a Research Community assignment.

