Kolloquium mit Alexandra Bendixen
Das Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) lädt Interessierte im Rahmen seiner Kolloquiumsreihe herzlich ein. Am Mittwoch, dem 12. August 2026 von 14:00 - 15:00 Uhr spricht Prof. Dr. Alexandra Bendixen, TU Chemnitz. Ihr Thema lautet: "Ethics in human-participant research - the open-source Ethiktool software".
Das Kolloquium findet in englischer Sprache im Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) an der Universität Trier (Gebäude D, Raum D141, Universitätsring 15, 54296 Trier) und auch online statt. Nach der Anmeldung unter madr@leibniz-psychology.org versenden wir gerne den Link zur-Online-Veranstaltung. Vor Ort ist die Teilnahme ohne Anmeldung möglich.
Abstract
Research involving human participants is usually preceded by ethics review. In a project with team members at TU Chemnitz, at the Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID) and at Bielefeld University, we have developed the open-source software "Ethiktool” (https://ethiktool.org) to support the preparation of human-participant studies for ethics review. Our aim is to simplify the process both for the applicants submitting their planned research for ethics review, and for the ethics review board members - allowing both sides to focus more strongly on ethical reflection. The Ethiktool provides guidance through all ethically relevant aspects, using context-sensitive questions, adaptive hints for the applicant, and automatic consistency checks. It generates the ethics application form and all participant documents (information and consent forms, data privacy statement, debriefing if applicable). When all information is complete and consistent, the documents can be submitted to the ethics review board. In the talk, I will demonstrate the Ethiktool software, show data from our usability studies in the field and in the lab, and illustrate how the evaluations contribute to continuous improvement of the software.