My institution worked with one of the Univ. of California schools on a
project, and even though the project involved interviewing people, the
person working on the report had to fill out a UC Human Subject research
form.  UC required it.


At 11:46 AM 10/20/99 EST, you wrote:
>I would check that out with the human subjects people, but I
>think that unless one is doing research, human subjects clearance is
>not required. That is, if all we're doing is interviewing people and
>writing down what they say, I doubt there is a problem. It is just
>reporting, not research. It not unusual in this college to have a
>guest speaker talk with students and report that in the college
>newsletter with quotes from the speaker. We actually do this all the
>time. What is the difference? Well, for one thing, we are not seeking
>truth here -- a telling point. We would be selecting for the
>information we want to hear and quoting the speaker as the source of
>that information. That, of course, is why it is of lower credibility
>(although possibly quite powerful in its effect).
>
>We should obtain permission of the speaker to quote him or her and
>reproduce a video or audio interview on the webpage, to safeguard
>against privacy and intellectual property claims.
>
>Others weigh in on this? Maybe others have more experience with this
>sort of issue.
>
>Ginny
>
>
>Date:
>    Wed, 20 Oct 1999 10:04:34 -0400 Reply-to:      "Academy of Legal
>Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk"
><[log in to unmask]> From:          sgunz
><[log in to unmask]> Subject:       URGENT CAUTION To:
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>One of our members has pointed out an important issue that I should have
>thought of myself and I thank him: even with the anecdotal research we
>are proposing now (testimonials etc) it may well require Human Subjects
>approval at your institution (I believe by Federal law in the US). This
>ties into the issue of the importance of coordinating activities. Please
>approach Peter Shedd before moving on this  -- his email which I think I
>inadvertently omitted from mine is [log in to unmask] I imagine that
>we can also assist you with providing the kind of information you will
>require for your Human Subjects committee.
>
>FYI -- Fran Zoller's email address is [log in to unmask]
>
>Thanks.
>
>Sally
>
>
Peter M. Wasemiller
Director of Corp/Foundation Relations & Research
Fresno Pacific University
1717 S. Chestnut
Fresno, CA 93702
Ph: 559-453-2081; Fax: 559-453-2007
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