Educational activities of the kind you describe do not fall under the category of human subjects research and, therefore, do not need IRB review.
Miguel From: "John Marton" <[email protected]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2012 8:25:08 PM Subject: [tips] is ethics review required for an interview assignment Dear TIPS people: In one of our courses we ask each student to interview an older person, typically a friend or relative. The purpose is to relate life events of the interviewee to various models of development. This is an assignment, students write a paper, based in part on the interview. The assignment instructions cover issues of confidentiality, anonymity, respect for privacy, etc. Information never leaves the classroom, the intention is purely instructional. Does this assignment and its parameters need to be reviewed by an ethics board? John Marton, Ph.D. Psychology Instructor Research Coordinator North Island College 2300 Ryan Road Courtenay, BC V9N8N6 250-334-5000 #4155 [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] . To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=466839.0421d1005414eed82340aa280e7ce629&n=T&l=tips&o=17073 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-17073-466839.0421d1005414eed82340aa280e7ce...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=17074 or send a blank email to leave-17074-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
