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the Spring semester.
Phase 2-Spring: Students enroll in SW 734 to complete the following tasks and
activities:
Work independently with the course instructor or voluntary mentor to strengthen
their research plan;
Meet periodically with the instructor to finalize the proposal and then develop an
IRB proposal;
Obtain the instructor’s approval/signature on the IRB proposal before submitting
it for approval by the IRB. Research proposals must be submitted for IRB
approval during this semester if students expect to graduate at the end of the
summer session;
Students follow IRB procedures and submit IRB proposals to the Course
Instructor’s home campus.
At UW Green Bay: When IRB document is completed the student provides the
instructor with a copy of the proposal and then submits it to the IRB committee.
The student completes a GR2 form, attaches a copy of the research proposal, and
sends it to the instructor for signature; the instructor submits this to the MSW
Program Coordinator. The Program Coordinator submits these documents to the
Graduate Studies Office.
At UW Oshkosh: When the IRB is approved the student completes the ―Field
Report Project Approval Form‖ (located on the Graduate Studies website in the
forms list). The MSW student signs the form and sends it to the instructor for
signature; Attach a copy of the IRB approval letter and the proposal abstract. the
instructor submit this to the MSW Program Coordinator, who submits these
documents to the Graduate Studies Office.
RESEARCH PROJECTS CANNOT BE IMPLEMENTED (i.e., students cannot
collect data related to their Field Research project) UNTIL IRB APPROVAL IS
OBTAINED;
Phase 3-Summer: Students enroll in SW 732 to complete their Field Research projects
during the Summer semester.
Students engage in individual meetings with the instructor to develop the data
analysis plan and review final report requirements;
Students who have voluntary mentors continue to meet with them to implement
the research plan;
At UWGB: At completion of project the instructor completes GR4 form and
submits it to the MSW Program Coordinator, who will send it to the Graduate