intentional way (not just making casual observations)? YES submit anything to the IRRB. Are your meant to apply beyond the specific people you are going to study? NO YES Your proposed activity is NOT considered “research.” You do NOT need to submit anything to the IRRB. Do you plan to share the results of your research publicly? (e.g. at an official conference or in a publication; class presentations do not count as “public”) NO Your proposed activity is NOT considered “research.” You do NOT need to submit anything to the IRRB. YES Your proposed activity IS considered “research”. Go to question 2. Q2: Does your research involve “human subjects”? ANSWER THE FOLLOWING TO FIND OUT: For the following questions, these definitions apply: “individually identifiable information” means that the identity of the subject could be readily ascertained based on the collected information; examples include names, birthdates, and email addresses (most general demographic information like age, gender, income, and occupation, are not considered individually identifiable information) “private information” is information about behavior that occurs in a context that the individual would reasonably expect to not be observed or recorded, or is information provided for a specific purpose which the individual would reasonably expect not to be made public (e.g. information on a medical or mental health questionnaire) Q2 START HERE: Will you be collecting information about living individuals (e.g. not historic figures)? NO YES Your proposed research does NOT involve “human subjects.” You do NOT need to submit anything to the IRRB. Will you intervene or interact with the individuals? YES NO Your proposed research DOES involve human subjects. Go on to question 3. Will you collect any individually identifiable information? (see definition above) NO YES Your proposed research does NOT involve “human subjects.” You do NOT need to submit anything to the IRRB. Is any of the information you are collecting NO Your proposed research does NOT involve “human
considered private information? (see definition above) subjects.” You do NOT need to submit anything to the IRRB. YES Your proposed research DOES involve human subjects. Go on to question 3. Q3: Is your research with subjects EXEMPT from review? ANSWER THE FOLLOWING TO FIND OUT: (for the following questions, “minimal risk” means that that the probability and magnitude of harm or discomfort anticipated in the research are not greater in and of themselves than those ordinarily encountered in daily life or during the performance of routine physical or psychological examinations or tests) Q3 START HERE: Does your research put participants at MORE than minimal risk? (see definition above) YES NO Your proposed research is NONEXEMPT. This means that you DO need to obtain IRRB approval before conducting your research. Does your research involve prisoners as the primary population of study? YES NO Your proposed research is NONEXEMPT. This means that you DO need to obtain IRRB approval before conducting your research. Is the research conducted entirely in an educational setting (e.g. school, college campus) and does it involve only normal educational practices (e.g. comparing curricula or common classroom management methods)? YES Your proposed research is EXEMPT under exemption #1. Please submit this completed form via IRBNet so that we have a record of your study. Once you have submitted this, you may proceed with your research (you do not need to obtain IRRB approval). NO GO TO NEXT PAGE TO CONTINUE WITH Q3 YES Your proposed research is NONEXEMPT. This means that you DO need to obtain IRRB approval before conducting your research. Will you be interacting NO Your proposed research is EXEMPT under exemption #2. Please submit this completed form to IRBNet so that we have a record of your study. Once you have submitted this, you may proceed