What you can expect from this situation:
If using OU students are part of a departmental research pool, contact your departmental research coordinator for information about uniform standards in OU IRB applications.
If students are in your class, you may need to include another researcher who can recruit and gather data so that you will not be aware of which students are participating.
What steps will you take during this process:
- Determine who would be able to assist you in blind recruitment and data collection. List this person as a sub-investigator in the iRIS system and designate their roles and responsibilities in Section 100 – Key Study Personnel (KSP) Information
- Arrange for the data to be kept secure without access to you (or the course instructor) until after the grades have been posted.
- Contact the IRB office (405-325-8110) for suggestions on how other OU researchers have handled this process to avoid undue influence for students who may choose to participate.
Do you need to complete CITI Training?
Yes. You, your faculty sponsor (if applicable), and anyone listed as key study personnel in Question #6 must complete CITI training. You may still submit your study application documents before training is complete, but you must complete the training before the study can be approved. Click here for a link to the website: https://www.citiprogram.org/
What else do you need to submit with your application?
- Complete the online application and upload the appropriate documents as described in "Question #6: Are you collecting data from living individuals?"
- A list of potential documents you will submit is within iRIS and you will be prompted to upload them after you complete the online application.
- Be sure to include Alternate Procedures on the Consent Documents. Also, indicate any course credit, extra credit, monetary compensation, or raffle entries on the Consent Document.
- OU-NC IRB requires that class credit for any research participation that exceeds one credit hour be pro-rated.