Human Subjects Review
Collection of Materials for Human Subjects Review
- Read This First
Any proposal for research by Wilmington University students, faculty, or staff involving human subjects must be reviewed by the Wilmington University Human Subjects Review Committee.
Read the guidelines (below) and prepare the consent forms (as necessary) according to the documents addressing consent forms (also listed below). Remember to check within your own discipline for any additional guidelines with regard to ethical research.
- Human Subjects Review General Guidelines
(63KB)
Overview of Human subjects review process.
- Online Tutorial for Human Subject Participation
The link included below will take you to the National Cancer Institute’s online tutorial for human participant protections education for research.
http://cme.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/learning/humanparticipant-protections.asp - Human Subjects Review Form
(27KB)
Contains the major form required for submission of proposals for research with human subjects. ALL forms, as indicated on the Forms Check List (see below), must be included in the Human Subjects Packet or the proposal will be returned to the researcher.
- Human Subjects Review Committee Check List
(14KB)
This is the HSRC Check List. Use it to assemble your HSRC packet and place it as page one of the packet.
- Explanation of Informed Consent Requirements
(20KB)
What an informed consent form should contain.
- Sample Consent Form
(11KB)
This is a sample consent form.
- Additional Resources
- AERA Ethical Standards
http://www.aera.net/aboutaera/?id=174 - AERA Research Ethics
http://www.aera.net/aboutaera/?id=717 - APA Research Ethics and Regulations
http://www.apa.org/science/research/reglaws.html - ASA Code of Ethics
http://asanet.org/galleries/default-file/Code%20of%20Ethics.pdf
- AERA Ethical Standards
