> Being agreeable today, I also agree with Helen Harton, who > pointed out that there should nevertheless be information of some > kind about whom to contact about the research. This needn't be > the bashful student experimenter, but there should be someone > identifiable as responsible for responding to queries and/or > complaints. >
Here are my two cents, wearing both the hats of currently the chair of our IRB and an instructor: It seems reasonable that the committee could have approved the lack of signature but it never hurts to double check. However, by federal guidelines there MUST BE TWO contact people listed on any consent/instructions and a copy of that information must be made available to each participant in writing! I didn't make up that rule, it's a federal rule, so if the school needs and FWA for grant receiving purposes they should not violate it. Alternatively, I think I doubt I would give up valuable class time for this; perhaps the instructor can negotiate with the researcher to do them after class and bring them by the instructor's office. Anyway some kind of negotiation can probably take place. Annette Annette Taylor, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology University of San Diego [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
