Foundation of Research: Learning Reflection
1. How can you establish your reputation as an instructional designer that follows high ethical standards when conducting research and interacting with clients and/or stakeholders?
The most important attributes of following ethical standards in research are fact, honesty, integrity and objectivity. As an IDT professional, my goal is to preserve high standards of competency in my work at all times, and be aware of my expertise’s limits and imperfections. Therefore, it is imperative when conducting research to cite the sources of data. Further contextualizing integrity Dean stated:
Professionals seek to promote integrity in their research, teaching, and practice. They are honest, fail, and respectful of others. In describing or reporting their qualifications, services, products, they do not make statements that are false, misleading, or deceptive. To the extent feasible, they attempt to clarify for relevant parties the roles they are performing and to function appropriately in accordance with those roles. (Dean, 1999, p. 9)
An IDT professional, I will uphold the integrity of my profession.
2. How will the knowledge you have gained in this course help you to interact with clients and propose solutions to instructional design problems?
The knowledge gained in this course has made me confidence in my learning experience to be able to interact with clients across all levels. It has also shown me how to research, analyze and write the problem statement in order to formulate a research solution.
3. Provide a specific example of how you will use what you’ve learned in your current job or in a job you anticipate having in the future.
This is an excellent question. I will carry on my learning experience in research to be responsible for factual support of data. For example, one of the researches conducted in this course was a true-to-life situation that took place in my company. A colleague wanted to know if the ACD Company decided to go green would there be adverse effects on the business. I had no idea of what to do, where to look, or how to start finding answers to the question. This course taught me how to conduct research by starting with the problem statement, and then finding resources through literature reviews to support the findings. Without this course, I would still be in the dark and presenting research on a rudimentary level. I am so appreciative to have had Dr. Paula Porter as my professor. She inculcated in me so much about conducting research.
Reference
Dean, P. J. (1999). The relevance of standards and ethics for the human performance technology profession. In H. D. Stolovitch, Handbook of human performance technology (2nd ed.) (pp. 698-712). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
