TY - GEN
T1 - Navigating Ethical Oversight in Computing Research
T2 - 47th ICT and Electronics Convention, MIPRO 2024
AU - Valacich, J. S.
AU - Jenkins, J. L.
AU - Wilson, D.
AU - Weisgarber, P. A.
AU - Kim, D.
AU - Kumar, M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 IEEE.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Research on behavioral computing often involves human participants, necessitating informed consent and compliance with regulatory standards like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), overseen by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Ethics Committee. Unfortunately, this oversight can cause significant delays and complexity for researchers initiating or expanding a program of research. We advocate adopting an 'umbrella' protocol to streamline the IRB review and approval while supporting flexibility as research evolves. First, we describe our experience with a single umbrella protocol used to collect nearly 8,000 responses across seven main studies and 23 sub-studies, demonstrating how the protocol simplified approvals, ensured compliance, and expedited our evolving research agenda. Second, we provide practical guidelines for implementing an umbrella protocol in a way that supports the IRB or Ethics Committee in safeguarding ethical research. This method effectively manages extensive data collections, enabling iterative refinement of a broad research program. Its success highlights potential gains in research productivity, offering a model for efficient and responsible research management.
AB - Research on behavioral computing often involves human participants, necessitating informed consent and compliance with regulatory standards like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), overseen by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Ethics Committee. Unfortunately, this oversight can cause significant delays and complexity for researchers initiating or expanding a program of research. We advocate adopting an 'umbrella' protocol to streamline the IRB review and approval while supporting flexibility as research evolves. First, we describe our experience with a single umbrella protocol used to collect nearly 8,000 responses across seven main studies and 23 sub-studies, demonstrating how the protocol simplified approvals, ensured compliance, and expedited our evolving research agenda. Second, we provide practical guidelines for implementing an umbrella protocol in a way that supports the IRB or Ethics Committee in safeguarding ethical research. This method effectively manages extensive data collections, enabling iterative refinement of a broad research program. Its success highlights potential gains in research productivity, offering a model for efficient and responsible research management.
KW - Ethics Committee
KW - GDPR compliance
KW - Institutional Review Board
KW - ethical oversight in research
KW - research productivity and management
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U2 - 10.1109/MIPRO60963.2024.10569852
DO - 10.1109/MIPRO60963.2024.10569852
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85198228745
T3 - 2024 47th ICT and Electronics Convention, MIPRO 2024 - Proceedings
SP - 1344
EP - 1349
BT - 2024 47th ICT and Electronics Convention, MIPRO 2024 - Proceedings
A2 - Babic, Snjezana
A2 - Car, Zeljka
A2 - Cicin-Sain, Marina
A2 - Cisic, Dragan
A2 - Ergovic, Pavle
A2 - Grbac, Tihana Galinac
A2 - Gradisnik, Vera
A2 - Gros, Stjepan
A2 - Jokic, Andrej
A2 - Jovic, Alan
A2 - Jurekovic, Darko
A2 - Katulic, Tihomir
A2 - Koricic, Marko
A2 - Mornar, Vedran
A2 - Petrovic, Juraj
A2 - Skala, Karolj
A2 - Skvorc, Dejan
A2 - Sruk, Vlado
A2 - Svaco, Marko
A2 - Tijan, Edvard
A2 - Vrcek, Neven
A2 - Vrdoljak, Boris
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 20 May 2024 through 24 May 2024
ER -