Department of Psychology is envisaging the recognition of the ethical responsibilities of those engaged in research and teaching. The departmental committee strictly adheres to the Standard Operating System (SOPs) for doctoral, post-graduate, post-graduate and under-graduate research and is bound to adhere to any changes suggested by the university academic forums. This committee will ensure that all researches are consistent with the guidelines purposed for this committee in line with the international standards and cultural and religious norms. The committee will also seek to develop and ensure maximum participation and responsibility.
 
The committee comprised of the following members:
 
1. Nominee of the Dean FSS Member
2. Dr. Nazia Iqbal Convener (Female Campus)
3. Dr. Mazhar Iqbal Bhatti Convener (Male Campus)
4. Dr. Aneela Maqsood Member
5. Dr. Jamil A. Malik External Member
6. Dr. Rubina Hanif External Member
7. Dr. Shahid Irfan External Member
8. Dr. Mamoona Ismail Member
9. Dr. Bushra Hassan Member
10. Dr. Rabia Mushtaq Member
11. Dr. Neelam Ehsan Secretary
 
Functions:
The following stipulations are currently purposed for this committee, however further stipulations may be added on the recommendation of this committee:

  1. All research conducted by staff, MS/PhD scholars, postgraduates, undergraduate students of the Department of Psychology must be approved by (DPEC) prior to the commencement of empirical work.
  2. An ethical committee will approve every survey or experiment a researcher aim to conduct. It will not include the Graduate/Masters level.
  3. It is important to obtain ethical approval for each survey to ensure that the questions asked are appropriate and do not causes people offence.
  4. Researcher must consider the ethical implications and psychological consequences for the participants in their research. In case of threat to any psychological well-being, health, values or dignity of the proposal may be removed.
  5. The Department will make sure to supply or to make arrangements of all the relevant information about the study, the method of data gathering (e.g. questionnaire, computer test), the sample group (students, children, general public) or animals and the object of the research.
  6. The International Professional Bodies and Pakistan Psychological Association have ‘code of conduct’ to guide psychologists in their research. The code sets out certain standards which psychologists are required to comply with. This committee will look at the research proposal in the light of these guidelines.
  7. The researchers will be advised through the recommendation of this committee to inform all participants all aspects of their research work. The withholding of information or misleading of participants is unacceptable if the participants are likely to object or show unease once debriefed.
  8. The committee will ensure that the participants should know the right to withdraw from the research at any time, and information obtained about a participant during an investigation is confidential unless otherwise agreed in advance.
  9. The committee will make sure through its recommendation that the researchers have a primary responsibility to protect participants from physical and mental harm during the investigation.
  10. In light of all the above mentioned ethical consideration the research may be given ethical approval from either of the conveners of the committee.