Utah Valley University
Policies and Procedures
| Title | Campus Research | Number | 132 |
| Section | Governance, Organization, and General Information | Approval Date | Feb 13,1997 |
| Subsection | Publications, Reports, Research, and Records | Effective Date | Feb 13,1997 |
I. Policy
POLICY
- POLICY
Surveys, questionnaires, questions for oral interview, etc. which will be used to describe the institution or its student to an external audience or which are sponsored by the institution, must be reviewed and the methodology approved before they are used at the institution. This policy applies to students, teachers, administrators, or staff members and to instruments being used on or off campus. Regular classroom tests, examinations, exercises, research assignments, or test studies are exempt from the policy. All studies should follow Title 45 - Protection of Human Subjects guidelines where applicable.
- PROCESS
To obtain approval the following steps should be followed:- Step One: Complete a Proposal for research form.
- Step Two: Obtain approval from appropriate department director.
- Step Three: Submit the Proposal with a copy of the survey instrument to the Research Committee.
- Step Four: Upon approval, survey may begin.
- Step Five: Submit a copy of the results to the Research Committee.
- Research Approval Committee Shall Consist of:
- Representative from Student Services
- Representative from Institutional Research
- Representative from Academics (Deans' Council or their appointee)
The committee shall meet as needed to review and approve all research requests. This committee reports directly to the Director of Institutional Research.