We have no campus policy on the credit issue, but in the past our IRB has
insisted there be an equivalently-credited alternative available so that it is
not coersive.  The situation arises most frequently in Psych 100 or similar
classes;  students receive credit for their participation as subjects in
research projects, because the design and conduct of the project, as well as
the results, are educational.  There is a departmental requirement, strongly
enforced, for debriefing after participation.  If a researcher intends to use
students for subjects, the IRB asks for a memo from the chairman (or dean)
verifiying departmental (or college) cooperation -- they therefore have an
opportunity to review the credit option before the IRB reviews it.  Few of our
projects have $$ honoraria attached to them.

Another question:  Is there a coersive element involved in a faculty member
asking students to participate in her/his resarch project, and if yes, how to
mitigate it?  Example:  Dept head researching eye movements, needs 20
subjects, asks departmental grad students (all 20) to consider participating,
no credit or $$.
................................................................
Celia S. Walker, Director
Office of Regulatory Compliance
Colorado State University
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