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University of West Georgia IRB Approval
[|http://www.westga.edu/~vpaa/irb/]

New page http://www.westga.edu/vpaa/index_14961.php

Application Contents
Checklist IRB Application (Provide enough information so that it is clear to anyone reading the application exactly what your study is about, how it will be conducted, who will be the subjects and how they will be selected, how confidentiality will be maintained, and how consent will be obtained) Pre-post Test Instruments/Surveys/Questionnaires Exempt Research Study Application (indicating the appropriate category for exemption; complete the top part, and check the appropriate box depending on which of the exempt criteria your study meets.) Informed Consent of Participants Form Henry County Application

Printing
5 copies for Kim (4 for being student + 1 to have sent to HC upon approval) 3 copies for Jason (secondary investigator)

Submit to the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs

Notes from the UWG page:
My research should be considered exempt because there are no treatment and control groups, and we're not even studying students. We're looking at "normal educational practices." However, because Henry County wants us to have IRB approval (see their app), it is necessary.

In your application, stress that "the confidentiality of personally identifiable information will be maintained during and after the research."

I doubt that informed consent is much needed in the case of my research because "3) the research involves no more than minimal risk to subjects;" However, I should draft a statement of IC for the application, and it would be good practice to extend to the folks participating. The IRB may waive the requirement for documentation of informed consent but still require us to provide subjects with a written statement regarding the nature of the research.

Good verbiage: the activity is systematic but does not require the subjects to do anything different than what they would normally be doing (ex: observe instructional technique in a particular classroom, help teach a new curriculum and monitor scores on exams; observe a group); 4) the activity involves traditional educational instruction, educational testing, surveys, interviews, or observation of public behavior and meets the requirements in # 3, where there are no treatment and control groups or other system whereby any subject may potentially be disadvantaged, and, if minor children are involved, the activity is not one which would normally require parental consent;

mention that data is encrypted via SurveyGizmo

Henry County Schools Permission
due January 14; decisions returned March 18

Read website information. Complete Application to Conduct Research Complete Checklist for District Approval Get Craig to write an email from his IRB post giving permission to conduct this research. Mail in by Friday, January 7, 2010.


 * They state they need to see evidence of IRB approval or supervisorial permission.