IRB Procedures CBS Proseminar Topic Fall 2005

IRB? Institutional Review Board –Part of Research and Sponsored Programs (website)Research and Sponsored Programs –Role: Protect the rights of research participants Protect the University from getting in trouble –Who are they?: These folks (pdf)These folks –Policies (pdf version)Policies

IRB and your research To conduct research you need to have IRB approval –Masters Thesis Flow chart You must have IRB approval before any data collection –Ideally, 1.Proposal meeting 2.Get IRB approval 3.Give approval number to Marilyn (who will then send your proposal approval form to the graduate school)

IRB and your research To conduct research you need to have IRB approval –Other research projects With faculty member –Make sure you are listed as an co-investigator In the classroom (pg 24 of policies) –If intended for generalization (e.g., publishing, presenting) –Contains more than minimal risk encountered everyday –Involves a protected class of participants

IRB and your research Information and resources –Protocol Submission Form (pdf)Protocol Submission Form Briefly go over the form Don’t forget to do all appropriate appendices Pay attention to the checklists –IRB Review Process (pdf)IRB Review Process –Levels of Review (web page)Levels of Review

Questions? What specific questions do you have?