All projects involving human subjects must be approved by NDSU's Institutional Review Board (IRB) prior to the recruitment of participants.
IRB applications (protocols) and related forms can be downloaded here.
Additionally, all researchers involved with the project must be certified to conduct research. If you have not completed a training session in human subjects protection in the last 3 years, you will need to do so. Click here for further information on training options.
Here are sample documents - from the qualitative study that Kai, Kristofer, and I are currently conducting - for your reference:
IRB application
Consent form
Recruiting script
Qualitative survey instrument
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Assignment 1: Academic Biography
For this assignment, you will produce a short academic biography that identifies the areas of expertise you wish to claim and traces the outline of a program of research. This exercise is designed to get you thinking about (1) what you wish to be known for as an academic, (2) the projects that will help you pursue your research interests.
This is not the final statement of who you are and what you do. Our academic interests change (especially during graduate school). But knowing how to define and present yourself as a researcher will aid you in your professional career.
Directions:
Your academic biography should be written in third person. It should not be more than 3-4 paragraphs in length. Conciseness is valued here.
It should contain:
* Highest degree attained
* Areas of expertise (e.g., organizational communication, gender studies, communication and the law, etc.)
* Research interests (more specific expressions of what you study)
It may also contain:
* Teaching interests (classes you have taught / classes you specialize in)
* Academic achievements (pick the top one or two if you include this part)
* Relevant life experiences
Examples from the NDSU Comm faculty can be found by clicking here.
[Teaching assignments are currently out of date]
My academic biography can be found here. Note the connection between my areas of expertise and research interests. Ideally, research should emerge directly out of your areas of expertise.
Please post your own academic biography as the first entry in your research blog by 12 p.m. on Wednesday, September 2.
This is not the final statement of who you are and what you do. Our academic interests change (especially during graduate school). But knowing how to define and present yourself as a researcher will aid you in your professional career.
Directions:
Your academic biography should be written in third person. It should not be more than 3-4 paragraphs in length. Conciseness is valued here.
It should contain:
* Highest degree attained
* Areas of expertise (e.g., organizational communication, gender studies, communication and the law, etc.)
* Research interests (more specific expressions of what you study)
It may also contain:
* Teaching interests (classes you have taught / classes you specialize in)
* Academic achievements (pick the top one or two if you include this part)
* Relevant life experiences
Examples from the NDSU Comm faculty can be found by clicking here.
[Teaching assignments are currently out of date]
My academic biography can be found here. Note the connection between my areas of expertise and research interests. Ideally, research should emerge directly out of your areas of expertise.
Please post your own academic biography as the first entry in your research blog by 12 p.m. on Wednesday, September 2.
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