Research Ethics Review
Chair, Research Ethics Board: Julie Mooney
E-mail:
Local: 1414
Administration Technician: Susie Bouchard
E-mail:
Local: 1478
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- Application Process
- Application Deadlines
- Log of Active Research Projects
- FAQs
- Research Ethics Training
- Research
Research Ethics Board (REB)
REB Membership
The Research Ethics Board (REB), mandated by The Board of Governors, supports researchers in their mission to maintain ethical research conduct and instrumentation by ensuring that ethical guidelines derives from the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans and the Dawson College Policy on the Ethical Conduct of Research Involving Humans are respected.
Research ethics review is required for:
- Researchers(both Dawson researchers and researchers from other institutions) who wish to conduct research with human participants (students and/or staff) at Dawson College; and,
- Dawson Researchers, under the auspices of Dawson College, who wish to conduct research with human participants external to the College.
REB Application Process
Step 1 |
Application FormResearchers are asked to ensure that all fields in the application form are complete. If a field is not applicable to your project, please explain how that is the case. Incomplete applications will not be presented to the REB. |
Step 2 |
Informed Consent ChecklistThis checklist is meant as a guide to support researchers in applying to the REB at Dawson. Consent forms are not required to appear precisely like this template, but all sections and questions posed in this document must be considered in the development of a consent form. |
Step 3 |
SubmissionSend complete application forms and all accompanying documents to: |
Step 4 |
End of Project Report or Ethics RenewalFollowing the successful review of a project, ethics approval is granted for a period of one year. At the end of this one-year period, researchers are asked to submit an end of project report and/or an application for renewal of ethics approval. |
Meeting Dates
| Meeting Date * | Application Deadline |
| January 30th, 2013 | January 15th, 2013 |
| March 20th, 2013 | March 1st, 2013 |
| May 1st, 2013 | April 15th, 2013 |
| May 30th, 2013 | May 15th, 2013 |
NOTE: For research commencing in August, apply no later than April 15th, 2013.
Log of Active Research Projects
The purpose of this log is keep the Dawson Community, as well as research communities in general, informed about active research projects involving Dawson students and staff. The log will be updated regularly in accordance with the decisions of the REB.
Frequently Asked Questions
For answers (below) please click on the question.
1. When is ethics review by the REB at Dawson College required?
Research ethics review is required for:
1) Researchers (both Dawson researchers and researchers from other institutions) who wish to conduct research with human participants(students and/or staff) at Dawson College and,
2) Dawson Researchers, under the auspices of Dawson College, who wish to conduct research with human participants external to the College.
2. Who decides whether or not ethics review is required for a project?
In unclear situations it is the REB's mandate to determine whether or not ethics review is required. While researchers are always responsible for ethical conduct in their research involving human participants, they have the support of the REB.
When in doubt, and to ensure ethical standards are upheld consistently, researchers are asked to present any project to the REB for a determination on whether or not ethics review is required.
Please send a detailed description of your projects to the Chair of the Research Ethics Board, by email:
rebchair@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
3. What information can be found in the Log of Active Research Projects?
This log records the ethics review status of research projects that have been presented to the Research Ethics Board at Dawson College. It will be updated as decisions are amde on new applications and as ethics review status changes. Some projects that have been reviewed by the REB may not appear in this log if a formal application was not required because ethics approval was not required. The log lists the researchers' name(s), the title of the project, the ethics review status of the application, and other pertinent information as determined by the REB.
4. Why the information in this log is made public?
It is important for the Dawson community to be informed about the research that is taking place at the College. By making the results of ethics review public, the REB aims to help protect researchers and research participants.
5. What do I do if I am asked to participate in a research project that does not appear on this log?
If you are a Dawson College student or employee and you are aware of an active research project involving human participants at Dawson College that does not appear on this log, please contact the Chair of the Research Ethics Board, Julie Mooney by email rebchair@dawsoncollege.qc.ca.
Policies & Procedures
Access the institutional policies & procedures that govern the conduct of research at Dawson College.
- Dawson College Policy on the Ethical Conduct of Research Involving Humans
- Dawson College Policy on Integrity in Research and Scholarship
- Tri-Council Policy on the Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans
