Exercises

Choose your adventure

We recommend working through every exercise in the given order as each one builds on the last, but each exercise can also stand on its own. Choose the path that fits your needs.

For the best experience, we recommend completing at least one exercise per week. This will allow your knowledge to build without forgetting between sessions.

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Exercise 0

⏱️ 30 minutes

Intro to CHIRON

This introductory exercise will give you the context you need to get the most out of the following exercises.

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Exercise 1

⏱️ 90 minutes

Representing Groups Thoughtfully

Think carefully about who is included in your study and how your choices about defining groups may shape research outcomes and impact communities.

Planning • Analysis

Exercise 2

⏱️ 60 minutes

Connecting Research to Community Priorities

Reflect on how your research question aligns with documented community priorities, identify where evidence is lacking, and develop a plan for where and how to look for community perspectives.

Planning • Dissemination

Exercise 3

⏱️ 60 minutes

Exploring Soft Conflicts of Interest

Reflect on the subtle pressures that may influence your work, and to acknowledge these influences with transparency.

Planning • Dissemination

Exercise 4

⏱️ 60 minutes

Looking Critically at Your Dataset

Examine your dataset(s), reflect on how groups are lumped together or split apart, and consider how to share this information with transparency.

Planning • Analysis

Exercise 5

⏱️ 60 minutes

Identifying Potential Harms and Benefits

Think deeply about both the potential benefits and potential harms of your research from the perspective of communities.

Planning • Dissemination

Exercise 6

⏱️ 60 minutes

Grounding Your Communication

Reflect on which communities may be impacted by or interested in your work and how you will share your findings (when you have them). Also, consider your own relationship to the research.

Analysis • Dissemination

Exercise 7

⏱️ 60 minutes

Communicating Transparently

Draft a plain-language project description, plan how to share results responsibly, and identify strategies to address common challenges to communication.

Planning • Analysis • Dissemination

Exercise 8

⏱️ 60 minutes

Considering Context and Consequences

Examine how your research fits into broader social, historical, political, and environmental contexts. This will strengthen how you frame your conclusions and help you anticipate unintended consequences.

Dissemination

Exercise ∞

⏱️ 15 minutes

Wrapping Up CHIRON

Reflect on the subtle pressures that may influence your work, and to acknowledge these influences with transparency.

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