Research Protocol Form

RANCHO SANTIAGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

RESEARCH PROTOCOL

The RSCCD Research Department welcomes the opportunity to assist others in their research activities and to coordinate college-related research efforts. These are recognized functions of the department. The purpose of these policies is to ensure the staff, students, and college that all research conducted will promote quality education and that the integrity and confidentiality of individuals will be protected. Any individual requesting assistance in a research effort or using RSCCD staff or students as subjects of their research must obtain approval form the RSCCD Research Department and adhere to the policies below.

Policies for Individual Conducting Research about RSCCD

The research effort must be consistent with the mission and goals of the college or for the purpose of promoting educational quality and student success.
After the research is completed, a written report of the findings and conclusions must be submitted to the RSCCD Research Department for approval prior to report dissemination.
Full disclosure of the purpose and use of the research and why RSCCD students and/or staff are needed as subjects must by submitted to the RSCCD Research Department.
Survey and testing instruments must be approved by the Research Department before use.
When information is to be sought directly from students or staff, such as in the cases of administering test instruments or questionnaires, the subjects must be made aware of the following requirements:

Their participation/response is voluntary.

They cannot be required to submit a response with their name or any identifier included. An identifier may be requested, but not required. If a researcher must use an identifier, individual confidentiality of respondents must be maintained.

Respondents will receive feedback of the results of the research, whenever possible and when requested.
When instruments are disseminated, they must include the identification of the researcher and an indication that approval was obtained from the RSCCD Research Department.

PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF YOUR PROJECT BELOW

In the textbox below please enter your research question (hypothesis):

Enter the reason you are doing this research:

Enter your timelines of research:

Enter the expected participants and estimated number to be used in the study:

Enter college materials and resources required (e.g. tests, classroom/student time, printing) and estimated costs, if any:

Enter Dissemination Plan:

Researcher's Name Date

Contact Information:

Contact Address Contact Phone Number

Contact e-mail Date

Sponsoring University or Agency:

Sponsor's Name Sponsor's Phone\e-mail

Approval Status

approved/not approved Signature/date (RSCCD Research Department Representative)

approved/not approved Signature/date (Representative from RSCCD Dept. involved in proposal research)

REQUEST FOR RSCCD RESEARCH DEPARTMENT ASSISTANCE

Requested by:

Name

Address

Phone

E-mail

Requested Task	Timelines	RSCCD Research Approval
Research Design
developing idea for research topic
formulating specific research question (s)
creating research design
selection of sample or lists of students/staff
Data Collection/Data Entry
survey design
distribution of surveys (number of mailings planned=)
collection of surveys
program design and request to Information Technology Services
data/entry merge mainframe/survey data files
Programming/Statistical Analysis
determine statistical runs needed to answer research question
write program for statistical analysis
"run" statistics on pc
additional statistical "runs"
Interpretation/Writing
interpret statistics
analysis of findings
other
other

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