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Ohio Wesleyan University is responsible for ensuring that research activities conducted under its auspices do not violate the rights and welfare of human subjects. All human subject research is subject to review by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) according to the University Policy on Human Subject Research (HSR).
That being said, the University recognizes that most assigned course projects that involve collecting information from or about human subjects are conducted for educational purposes only (e.g., the goal is to provide students with training and experience related to research methods), and therefore do not meet the definition of research according to the HSR policy; research is a systematic investigation, including research development, testing, and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge). Course projects that involve human subjects but do not meet the definition of research are not subject to IRB review if all of the following conditions apply:
If any of these conditions do apply to the project, it is subject to IRB review. Faculty are encouraged to contact the IRB for assistance in determining whether a course project requires IRB review.
For all course projects that involve human subjects but do not require IRB review, the instructor is encouraged to:
It is useful for the IRB to track how many course projects are occurring and for instructors and students to verify that they are following the guidelines for such projects. We strongly encourage instructors and/or students engaged in HSR for course projects to notify the IRB of the project by completing this Google Form.