The OUR-IRB Project: A Necessary Tool for Risk Management and Ethics Education.

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Title: The OUR-IRB Project: A Necessary Tool for Risk Management and Ethics Education.
Authors: Cronk, Brian C.1 cronk@missouriwestern.edu
Source: Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly. Summer2007, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p142-146. 5p.
Subject Terms: *Instructional systems, *Online reading programs, *Online education, *Internet in education, *Undergraduates, *State universities & colleges, *University faculty, *Curriculum -- Management, *Curriculum, Risk management in business
Abstract: The article focuses on the importance of the Online University Resources- Institutional Review Board (OUR-IRB) Project. It states that OUR-IRB Project is an initiative of Missouri Western State University to provide a highly customizable free online IRB system. It suggests that more faculties will be enticed to use the IRB as a tool for their undergraduate courses. Moreover, OUR-IRB Project offers a valuable opportunity to manage the risks happen in institutions through review of all research being conducted while maximizing the educational value of the exercise.
Database: Education Research Complete
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Abstract:The article focuses on the importance of the Online University Resources- Institutional Review Board (OUR-IRB) Project. It states that OUR-IRB Project is an initiative of Missouri Western State University to provide a highly customizable free online IRB system. It suggests that more faculties will be enticed to use the IRB as a tool for their undergraduate courses. Moreover, OUR-IRB Project offers a valuable opportunity to manage the risks happen in institutions through review of all research being conducted while maximizing the educational value of the exercise.
ISSN:10725830