Use Policy
By using MSU survey service you agree to adhere to the University's Guidelines for Responsible Computing.
This service is provided for use by Montclair State University faculty and staff employees only. Students (including student employees) are not permitted unless request is made by their supervisors and
sent to
survey-admins@mail.montclair.edu
Please be responsible when publicizing a survey. The preferred method of
advertising a survey is a link on your web site. If you need to use
e-mail be aware that others might regard your message as spam.
MSU survey service does not include any support for sampling,
selection and notification of potential respondents.
Survey response data will be retained on the server for a total of 6
months. If you wish to archive your survey results please do so within
the first 3 months of the retention period. After the first 3 months collapse we will archive
the results for you but you will not be able to access them through the interface. The data will retain
on the server for another 3 months. Please be aware that there will be
no notification that survey data has reached the 6 month threshold and has been purged from the server.
Does my use of this survey tool require IRB review?
According to federal law, any survey used for research involving human subjects needs prior approval from the IRB.
The IRB is charged with facilitating research while protecting human subjects.
Read more... Research in this setting is defined as information gathering with the intent to develop general conclusions or knowledge that can be generalized. The people you send this survey link to would meet the definition of human subjects. If you meet the definition for research and plan to use this survey tool you must complete either a Research Determination Form or IRB application found on the IRB website, BEFORE you disseminate your survey.
Furthermore, publication of results or presentation outside of the classroom setting is often used as a measure of whether data is generalizable. If the data collected via this survey tool is intended for publication or presentation purposes you are required to complete a Research Determination Form or fill out a new IRB application. Publications may include: masters thesis; doctoral thesis; journals; presentation at conferences.
Note 1 - even if you do not plan to publish the information now, if there is even a chance it will eventually be published or presented you must complete a Research Determination Form or IRB application.
Note 2 - "Research-like" activities conducted solely for pedagogical purposes (e.g. a class assignment) may not need IRB review and must meet all of the following conditions:
-the instructor’s intention is to teach professional research method such as interviewing, surveying or experimental desin
- the data are gathered solely for the purposes of teaching how to analyze them
-the results will remain in the classrom.
Questions or concerns? email: reviewboard@mail.montclair.edu |
