 My name is Clark Warner and I conduct research in behavioral ethics which is the study of what people do when they're actually faced with ethical questions. So our course in the ethics of social science research is designed for two goals. One to prepare you to conduct research ethically and the other to equip you to participate in the debate about how research should be conducted. And we do this by giving you a brief overview into both normative and behavioral ethics and we also expose you to the policies and institutions that have been designed to help us conduct research ethically as well as to gather and use personal data ethically. So in an era of increased economic interdependence, existential threats to the environment, and the massive accumulation and exploitation of data, there's never been a greater need for understanding human behavior and of course therefore how to study it. But as we study it, we have to make sure we do that ethically to avoid damaging the individuals or societies that we're trying to benefit in our quest to understand them. So ultimately we will teach you to recognize ethical issues in a research context, to conduct research ethically whether for academic or commercial purposes, and to prepare and submit projects for ethical review. If your future might or will include gathering or using data about people, then this course is probably for you.