Student Practica
Student Practica (also known as Research Practica) refers to projects conducted by undergraduate or graduate students in order for them to gain experience in a particular research method during a particular course (e.g., survey, interview, etc.). Practica are NOT generalizeable research projects.
The faculty advisor (course instructor) takes full responsibility for all practica activities. CITI Human Subjects Training is required of all students doing practica and their course instructor. Certification of CITI Human Subjects Training must be submitted to the campus HRPP Office via IRB Net with a Research Determination Form completed by the student and the course instructor. In some cases, when students in a course are all using similar methods of recruitment and data collection, instructors may submit an aggregate proposal. However, a list of students' names and certification of CITI Human Subjects training (for all students and the faculty member) must be submitted to the IRB with the Research Determination Form.
Results of student practica may NOT be published or presented at professional meetings/conferences as research findings, nor can results be used as pilot study data.
In order for a project to be considered as Student Practica, the following must apply:
- The project is not being funded
- The project is not going to be utilized as a thesis (honors, graduate, or doctoral)
- The project is not intended for presentation at a professional meeting (including a CUNY or CSI conference)
- The project is not intended for publication
- There is no more than minimal risk for the project's participants (subjects)
- The project will not include the collection of information regarding: illegal activities; information that could cause emotional distress to subjects; or information which would place the student (investigator) or the subject at risk
- The project will not use or disclose health related information
- The project will not include the use information which would put the subject at risk if confidentiality were breached
- The data is not intended for use as pilot data
- The data must be recorded anonymously by the student (i.e., with no images, audio, names, social security numbers, or any other codes that can be linked to a list of names)
- The student and the faculty advisor (course instructor) have both completed the required CITI Human Subjects Training
If the project involves human subjects and does not meet all of the above criteria, it is not considered Student Practica. Therefore, the project will require the student and his/her faculty advisor to submit a completed IRB Application for Approval via IRB Net.
The HRPP Office and The UI-IRB must review and approve a project involving humans as subjects before the project begins.
If any doubts exist concerning the classification of projects as Student Practica, course instructors are advised to complete a Research Determination form via IRB Net.
CITI Human Subjects Training instructions for: