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Human Subjects Research by Business Students: Beyond the Red Tape

University of Minnesota Duluth

Jo Mackiewicz

University of Minnesota Duluth

Kathryn Riley

University of Minnesota Duluth

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.

Key Words: Institutional Review Board • research with human subjects

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