Research Needing to be Reviewed by CU-IRB
Research Needing to be Reviewed by CU-IRB
Research conducted for Cornerstone University’s internal use only is to be forwarded to the CU-IRB Chair for review. The Chair will determine if the research meets the criteria for not needing CU-IRB approval.
Examples of such research are in-class research exercises, surveys from the Cornerstone community, and surveys having met another university’s IRB approval but desires to be distributed amongst the Cornerstone community.
- For in-class exercises, faculty members should forward the description of the assignments from the syllabus to the Chair. If the assignment is used every time the course is taught, the faculty member needs to only notify the Chair one time.
- For surveys distributed on campus (except those noted in #1), copies of surveys and their instructions should be forwarded to the Chair.
- Surveys that were previously approved by another IRB are to show evidence to the Chair of IRB approval as well as the surveys and instructions.
While the above research does not need formal CU-IRB approval, it is expected that all research abides by ethical codes designed for human and animal research.
If a faculty member has students conducting research for an in-class project, students should fill in a proposal similar to the CU-IRB form which should then be reviewed by the faculty member before the student conducts research. CU-IRB approval is not necessary.
WARNING: If one conducts his/her own research without CU-IRB approval, it is not covered by Cornerstone University liability insurance
