INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB) RESOURCES
IRB’s consist of people who have completed training in ethical research. Researchers (including students) must complete a research proposal, submit the proposal to the IRB, and have it approved before they are allowed to gather research data. The links below provide some introductory information about the IRB process.
- IRBs and Psychology Science – posting by American Psychological Association
- Article about setting up an IRB – by a leading community college institutional researcher
