You will be exempt from the full review, but you should still complete the exempt status application. Your Instional Review Borad (IRB) will need to make that determinaction.
You will be exempt from the full review, but you should still complete the exempt status application. Your Instional Review Borad (IRB) will need to make that determinaction.
I agree with Dr. Gulzar Shah. Here in the Philippines, the Ethics Review Committee decides whether the study will be exempted from review. Further, decision whether to exempt or not will vary depending on the type of data you will need to collect from these websites.
It is one of the ethical necessitates of research to be fettered to the law, values and restrictions of citations and documentations. Therefore, it is obligatory and ethical responsibility too.
How about idea/perception of others written via social media? Do we need the informed consent? Such as we wanted to know opinion of others and relevant to our research work (for qualitative manner) - Do we need to ask specific permission? if it is discussed in 'thread' or written on blog/website?