Thanks, Bill - your comments are VERY helpful.

Cheers,
Dave

On 4/26/06 3:06 PM, "Bill Campbell" <xxxxxx@UWRF.EDU> wrote:

> David and RESADMers--
>
> At UW-River Falls, we require all student protocols to be approved by
> the faculty adviser.  And we expect the adviser to monitor quality; the
> board consciously tries to avoid judging anything but protection of
> human subjects.  However, we will frequently make suggestions on how to
> make the research better.
>
> Exception: if the study is so poorly conceived or designed that it could
> not possibly yield significant results that will benefit someone, we
> reject it, even if it poses no danger to subjects.  Our rationale is, if
> it's worthless it's not worth the time subjects would invest.
>
> Regards, Bill
>
> Bill Campbell
> Director, Grants & Research
> University of Wisconsin-River Falls
> 410 S. 3rd St.
> River Falls, WI 54022
> 715/425-3195
> FAX 715/425-0649
>
>
>
> David McGinnis wrote:
>
>> I am curious how your university handles undergraduate (or graduate)
>> research projects and IRB approvals.
>>
>> Do you require the student's advisor or instructor to sign off on the IRB
>> forms before submission to the IRB?
>>
>> Secondly, who has the responsibility to monitor quality of the research -
>> the IRB or the student's advisor/instructor?
>>
>> Thanks for any responses.
>>
>> Dave McGinnis
>>
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>> Montana State University-Billings
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Co-Director, Grants and Sponsored Programs
Montana State University-Billings
1500 University Avenue
Billings, MT 59101
email: xxxxxx@msubillings.edu
office: 406-657-2340
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