Hello, all, My IRB requires written consent for research with minors, but generally does accept check boxes or waiver of consent for other Internet research. And, if you are attending the October conference, the Ethics Working Group will be holding a session on Friday, where members will be discussing many Internet research ethics issues. Finally, Charles Ess and I are studying IRBs reviews of Internet protocols, and will ll be sharing results on our web page at http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SOIS/cipr/ire.html. Check out our new call for papers for the International Journal of Internet Research Ethics too ( http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SOIS/cipr/ijire/index.html) All the best, Elizabeth On 8/1/07, Sue Malta <SMalta@groupwise.swin.edu.au> wrote:
Kevin
I have been interviewing older adults via IM for my research into online romantic relationships.
My ethics process was fairly straightforward. I posted notices in various online forums and therefore only received replies from those who were interested in participating in my project (a self-selected sample). As long as I received an emailed reply confirming my interviewees consent, this was deemed sufficient.
Hope this helps.
Kind regards
Sue
PhD Candidate Australian Centre for Emerging Technologies & Society Faculty of Life & Social Sciences Swinburne University
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"Kevin Sherman" <kevin.sherman@aut.ac.nz> 8/1/2007 9:11 am >>> I will be interviewing and observing avatars within Second Life as research for my phd. I have been asked by my ethics board to obtain hard copy signature consent from my participants rather than online digital consent. Can anyone direct me to literature pertaining to the practicalities of informed consent in online virtual worlds (mmogs, mmorpgs, second life, etc..) or discuss their own experience with this?
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