Re: Student research and IRB David McGinnis 26 Apr 2006 16:52 EST
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 >> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> Dr. David L. McGinnis >> Co-Director, Grants and Sponsored Programs >> Montana State University-Billings >> 1500 University Avenue >> Billings, MT 59101 >> email: xxxxxx@msubillings.edu >> office: 406-657-2340 >> fax: 406-657-2299 >> cell: 406-698-8164 >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >> >> ====================================================================== >> Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including >> subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available >> via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") >> ====================================================================== >> >> > > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dr. David L. McGinnis Co-Director, Grants and Sponsored Programs Montana State University-Billings 1500 University Avenue Billings, MT 59101 email: xxxxxx@msubillings.edu office: 406-657-2340 fax: 406-657-2299 cell: 406-698-8164 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================