The mission of Ithaca College to blend professional and liberal arts education is enhanced by the conduct of research where faculty and students share in projects which question and expand the body of knowledge in their fields. In order to study some phenomena, it is often necessary to involve human beings as subjects in research projects.
Since 1979 procedures for the involvement of human subjects in research has followed the principles set forth by the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects in Biomedical and Behavioral Research. These principles guide specific research procedures such as the voluntary and informed participation of subjects, adequate assessment of risks and benefits of the research, and just and non-coercive measures for the selection of subjects.
All participants must be able to enter into participation on a voluntary basis, with knowledge of what will be expected of their participation and how the information they provide will be used, and must be permitted to terminate their participation at anytime.
In addition, the College supports a very comprehensive and inclusive concept of risk as it applies to the potential harm to human subjects. Any risk - physical, psychological, economic, social, or legal - is weighed carefully to assure that it has been minimized as much as possible in the project protocol.
View the complete Guidelines for HSR Research (PDF)
