The Tri-Council Policy is available on the web. This includes research conducted for a McMaster course that is supervised by an individual who is not affiliated with the University. Research requiring review includes not only experimental protocols, but also research involving ethnographic methods, questionnaires, interviews, or secondary use of data that are not in the public domain. Undergraduate research for Anthropology and Religious Studies courses that are supervised by individuals outside the Departments of Anthropology and Religious Studies shall be reviewed by the Departmental Committee unless it is subject to review by the University Research Ethics Board or by another Ethics Board in compliance with the Tri-Council Policy. The Committee is encouraged to consult relevant experts on methodological issues within and outside the Departments of Anthropology and Religious Studies, as necessary.
Terms are renewable.
The Chair of the Committee shall be selected by the Committee. Membership shall be reported to the University Research Ethics Board. It is anticipated that the majority of applications will come from Anthropology. For independent studies and seminar courses we encourage the undergraduate researcher to be involved in constructing the application, but the supervisor or course instructor must sign the final application. For large class projects we anticipate that the instructor will prepare the application, and that students will receive information and instruction concerning the ethical issues involved in research.