Q: Can Spark help me with my research ethics application?
At McMaster, most research involving interactions with human participants is governed by the McMaster Research Ethics Board (MREB), which implements the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans. Research involving humans and digital data should pay particular attention to Chapter 5, “Privacy and Confidentiality” of the Tri-Council Policy. There is a separate ethics body for health research.
MREB staff are the best source for questions about the online MacREM application system and its forms. They are also the definitive source on developing your application. We work with them to clarify common ethics issues related to social research If you have general questions about ethical research designs for studies involving human participants,