Ethics Review Checklist

Each application for approval of a course project involving data collection with humans in the public domain should include the following information:

Course name and number:

• Number of students

Description of the project:

• What is the purpose of the project?
• What information is the student expected to collect?
• How is the student expected to collect the information?
• Will the project be done by individual students or groups of students?  How many students will be in a group?
• What is the final date for data collection or when is the project due?
• How much weight does the project have in the calculation of the final grade?

Instruction of the ethics of  data collection:

• How you will review the ethical principles related to the data collection with the students?

Recruitment and consent procedures:

• How will students recruit individuals to participate?
• What information will students give to potential participants?
• How will informed consent be obtained? (You should attached a informed consent template)
• How will privacy/confidentiality issues be managed?
• How will participants be informed of the final results?

Code of conduct:

• A Code of Conduct must be developed for the students to sign, and should be modified to fit the specific context.