Faculty or staff who assign or supervise research conducted by students have an obligation to consider carefully whether those students are qualified to safeguard adequately the rights and welfare of subjects. The committee will then determine whether or not the research meets university policy guidelines. It is the researcher s responsibility to submit this information to the committee prior to conducting research, including pilot studies. Faculty who intend to conduct research in their classrooms with their students should submit Form B prior to beginning that research. Researchers are required to submit a status report either upon completion of a project, or within one year of approval, whichever comes first.
Ongoing projects require annual submission of a status report.
The board meets twice monthly, and requests for review should be submitted at least two weeks prior to the meeting time.