Agreement to Participate in Research

 

Responsible Investigators: Dr. Mark Perri

Title of Protocol: Efficacy of Web-Based Computational Experiments in Improving Student Engagement

 

·         You have been asked to participate in the research study that aims at investigating student engagement and perception in computational chemistry experiments.

·         You will be asked to complete two brief surveys.

·         Completing the surveys involves minimal risk to you.

·         You and your classmates may benefit if this research can find ways to enhance learning in your class.

·         Although the results of this study may be published, no information that could identify you will be included.

·         Questions about this research may be addressed to Dr. Mark Perri (email:  mark.perri@sonoma.edu, phone:  707-664-2440).

·         Complaints about the research may be presented to Dr. Works, Chairperson, Sonoma State University Department of Chemistry. Questions about research subject's rights or research-related injury may be presented to Sonoma State University Institutional Review Board, IRB@sonoma.edu phone 707-664-3972.

·         No service or class of any kind, to which you are otherwise entitled, will be lost or jeopardized if you choose to "not participate" in the study.

·         Your consent is being given voluntarily. You may refuse to participate in the survey. If you decide to participate in the survey, you are free to withdraw at any time without any negative effect on your relations with Sonoma State University or with any other participating institutions or agencies.