Here's a question for those of you involved in Human Subjects protections.  -   Do any of you have experience with, or policies on, obtaining informed consent from survey participants when the survey is done online?

We have a study being proposed in which the researcher has a statement at the beginning of the online (e-mail) survey that their participation indicates their consent.  Generally, with *some* hard copy surveys, that can be sufficient.  However, online.........I'm not sure.

Thoughts?  Experiences?  Policies?

Thanks for any help that you can provide,

Carol Brodie
Sponsored Programs Administrator
Office of Sponsored Programs
Research & Graduate Studies
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA  95211
xxxxxx@uop.edu
209-946-7356
Fax:  209-946-2858

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