Give details of possible risks of harm to participants. (a) What are the possible risks—physical, psychological, legal, social? (b) If there are any risks, why are they necessary? Is there any other way to conduct the research that would reduce the risk to subjects, and, if so, why have you not chosen that alternative? (c) […]
How do you inform subjects about your research and then obtain their consent?
How do you inform subjects about your research and then obtain their consent? (For an explanation of the elements of informed consent and documenting it,
Describe your research experience and your research ethics training.
Describe your research experience and your research ethics training. (a) Cite your experience with this kind of research and/or this population. (b) Provide the names of everyone working with human subjects and/or their identifiable data and human subjects (e.g., CITI) training.
Describe how permission has been obtained from cooperating institution(s)–school, hospital, company, prison, or other relevant organization(s).
Describe how permission has been obtained from cooperating institution(s)–school, hospital, company, prison, or other relevant organization(s). (Append letters on letterhead or emails.) Is the approval of other research compliance committees or another Institutional Review Board required?
How many times will interviews, observations, tests, etc., be conducted? How long will their participation take?
How many times will interviews, observations, tests, etc., be conducted? How long will their participation take? (Describe in terms of what the subject will experience.)
Is there an online component to your project, such as web-based surveys?
What do subjects do, or what is done to them, or what information is gathered? Is there an online component to your project, such as web-based surveys? (Append copies of instructions, tests, questionnaires, interview guides, etc. to be used. If applicable, include a link to the web-based survey.)
What inducement is offered? If participants are paid, what amount and when are they paid
How are subjects recruited? What inducement is offered? If participants are paid, what amount and when are they paid (investigator(s) must comply with University guidelines for compensating research subjects)? Is there partial pay for partial completion? (Append copy of letter, advertisement, poster, or recruitment text for online posting, if any.)
State salient characteristics of subjects–number who will participate, age range, sex, institutional affiliation, other special inclusion and exclusion criteria
Salient characteristics of subjects–number who will participate, age range, sex, institutional affiliation, other special inclusion and exclusion criteria (if children, prisoners or other vulnerable subjects are recruited, explain why their inclusion is necessary, append screening materials, if applicable):
Briefly explain how your methodology will help to answer the research question(s)
Give a brief summary of the purpose of the research in non-technical language. Be sure to include a statement of the research problem, its importance, and how your project will address it, i.e., briefly explain how your methodology will help to answer the research question(s). Cite two or three references directly relevant to the proposed […]
Select a specific African American musician/composer from any era of African American music history and write an essay about her or his career, musical training, musical innovation, creativity, place in history, and impact on American music.
You may select a specific African American musician/composer from any era of African American music history and write an essay about her or his career, musical training, musical innovation, creativity, place in history, and impact on American music. You may not select Blind Tom, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Bessie Smith, Michael Jackson, Ray Charles or Tupac. […]