Study # 05 - 9706
INDIANA
UNIVERSITY - BLOOMINGTON
INFORMED CONSENT STATEMENT - for
students
Research on ITT Tech Online
Programs
You are
invited to participate in an evaluation study. The purpose of this study is to
understand online courses and examine ways to make online courses more
effective, efficient and enjoyable.
INFORMATION
In this
study, you will be asked to take part in an interview or focus group which may
be conducted in person or by teleconference or telephone. The interview or focus
group will take less than 60 minutes. The interview or focus group is mainly to
gather information about your experiences taking online courses at ITT Tech and
your perceptions of online learning environment in general. 2 to 3 email
follow-ups may be used with follow-up questions or check the accuracy of data
analysis. It will take no more than 15 minutes to finish each email follow-up.
You may also be asked to participate in a survey,
which takes no more than 15-20 minutes of your time.
The interviews and/or focus group discussions will be
audio taped and the tapes will be destroyed by May 30, 2009.
BENEFITS
Your
participation will contribute the improvement of the quality of learning
environment for online courses at ITT in the future.
RISKS
There are
no foreseeable risks or discomforts of any kind associated with this study.
CONFIDENTIALITY
All the
information collected in the study will be kept confidential. All electronic
documents (syllabus, assignment postings and online conference scripts) gathered
in the study will be kept confidential. Records of interview data and electronic
resources will be kept secure until May 30, 2009 and then destroyed. Pseudonyms
will be used to identify the individual responses.
CONTACT
If you
have questions at any time about the study or the procedures, you may contact
the researcher, Curt Bonk, School of Education, Room 4022, Bloomington, IN
47401, (812) 856-8353, or by email: cjbonk@indiana.edu.
If you
feel you have not been treated according to the descriptions in this form, or
your rights as a participant in research have been violated during the course of
this project, you may contact the office for the Human Subjects Committee,
Carmichael Center
L03, 530 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47408,
812/855-3067, or by e-mail at iub_hsc@indiana.edu.
PARTICIPATION
Your
participation in this study is voluntary, and you may refuse to participate
without penalty. If you decide to participate, you may withdraw from the study
at anytime without penalty and without loss of benefits to which you are
otherwise entitled. If you withdraw from the study before data collection is
completed, your data will be destroyed.
CONSENT
I have
read this form and received a copy of it. I have had all my questions answered
to my satisfaction. I agree to take part in this study.
Consent form date: 02/09/05
| IRB Approved
Approval Date: FEB 21 2005
Expires: DEC 31 2007
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