User Research Ethics: Resources

A comprehensive list of resources for those interested in learning more about user research ethics.

When I started researching user research ethics early last year (2019), I had a hard time finding resources. This list is filled with articles, books, videos, and podcasts I found helpful as I learned more on this topic. I hope they’re helpful to you!

Note: This is part of an article series on UX/user research ethics:

User Research Ethics, Part 1: What is it?

The resources below are listed in alphabetical order and separated into lists depending on the medium.

Articles

Conducting Ethical User Research

Efficiency and ethics in UX research

Ethical Concerns in Marketing Research

Ethical Maturity in User Research

Institutional Review Board (IRB) Written Procedures: Guidance

IA Code of Standards and Ethics for Marketing Research and Data Analytics

Protecting Respondent Confidentiality in Qualitative Research

Lingua franca -- November 1997

The Belmont Report

The Ethics of UX Research | UX Booth

Things nobody tells you about being a UX Researcher

UXPA Code of Professional Conduct

What can go wrong when we get things right?

Books

Home - Little Book of Design Research Ethics

Podcasts

RIA # 169: Dr. Helen Kara on Research Ethics - Ecampus Research Unit | Oregon State University

Videos

A Conversation About Research Ethics by the Graduate Research School at Western Sydney University

Introduction to Research Ethics in the Social Sciences by the Social Science Club

Research Ethics - Ethical Theories by Dr. Helen Kara

Research Ethics - Ethical Principles by Dr. Helen Kara

Research Ethics - Ethical Practice by Dr. Helen Kara

Research Ethics Workshop Series: Research Integrity by Amy Pack

The ethics of collecting data by Marie Wallace

Trust in Research -- the ethics of knowledge production by Garry Gray