Business communication faculty often assign projects that require students to
interview, survey, or observe human subjects. Depending on the nature of the
project and the policies at the faculty member's university, such projects may
require prior approval by the university's Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Therefore, business communication faculty will benefit from an understanding of
three areas related to IRB review of class projects involving human subjects
research: (1) whether their institution requires such class projects to be reviewed
by the university's IRB and, if so, what form the review takes; (2) how they can
adapt classroom activities, materials, and assignments so that human subjects
research by students complies with IRB policies; and (3) how they can relate IRB
policies to issues that students may face in their future professional lives.
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