Research study
Information about the approved research study for P540, Summer 2001
Dissertation research study by Trena Paulus (tpaulus@indiana.edu)
Doctoral candidate in Instructional Systems Technology
NOTE: This is not an active Web form. Trena will be contacting you individually by email during the second week of the course to request your informed consent to participate in this study.
Study # 02-7267
INDIANA UNIVERSITY – BLOOMINGTON
INFORMED CONSENT STATEMENTCollaboration and critical thinking in Web-based learning environments
Soon you will be invited to participate in a research study via e-mail. The purpose of this study is to investigate participant collaboration and learning in a Web-based graduate course, specifically the online P540 course which you will be a student in the summer semester (May 20 until August 9, 2002)
INFORMATION
1. The following activities are part of the normal curriculum of P540: communicating via e-mail and within Oncourse; participating in online class discussions; and completing course assignments. If you volunteer for this study, the researcher will review these class activities as part of this study. If you decline to participate, your email communications will not be read and your course information will not be analyzed.
2. By replying to this message, you agree to give permission for the researcher to use your materials for research purposes only. The researcher will replace your name with a pseudonym to protect your identity.
TIME REQUIRED:
No time is required of you beyond your normal participation in the course.All of the students and instructors in the online P540 course will be invited to participate in this study (approximately 22 total.)
RISKS
There are no foreseeable risks in participating in this study.
BENEFITS
The benefits to you will be the opportunity to participate in research that will contribute to a greater understanding of the interactions that take place in an online learning environments which can lead to the more effective design of online courses.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Names will not be used in any report. Some postings may be cited or summarized, but they will be anonymized. All data documents will be sanitized (stripped of participant names and replaced with code names). The sanitized data will be kept by the researcher forever for possible future analysis.
CONTACT
If you have any questions about this study or its procedures, please contact Trena Paulus, the researcher, at 201 North Rose Ave., #2236, Bloomington, IN 47405-1006, tpaulus@indiana.edu, (812)856-8293.
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, Bryan Hall 110, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, 812/855-3067, by e-mail at iub_hsc@indiana.edu.
PARTICIPATION
Your participation in this study is voluntary; you may refuse to participate without penalty. If you decide to participate, you may withdraw from the study at any time 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 returned to you or destroyed.
CONSENT
By typing an “X” next to the statement below and replying to this message, you are indicating that you have read this statement, printed a copy for your files, and agree to participate in the study.
_________I have read this form and printed 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 04/05/02
IRB Approved
Approval: 4/5/02
Expires: 5/15/03
Comments: joalexan@indiana.edu
