07. Ethical Conduct of Human Research

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Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC)

The Human Research Ethics Committee comprises the Academic Dean, the Dean of Students, the Director of Postgraduate Studies, two laypersons with no affiliation with the College, a person with knowledge of and current experience in the professional care, counselling or treatment of people, a lawyer and a minister of religion.

Research involving human subjects is part of CMD01 Engaging With Islam and CTD04 Apologetics.

Review by HREC

Review by the College’s HREC may be required of any activity by a student, in relation to a course offered by the College, which involves:

  1. The collection of data from or about identifiable individuals or groups; or

  2. The observation of identifiable individuals or groups, with the sole intention of contributing to knowledge and of presenting the findings in a public document. In this context, public document means published or deposited in the College library for open access.

This includes the use and/or collection of personal, collective or cultural data from participants or from their records, which may include their oral testimony, or observed cultural activities or the testing of responses to conditions devised by the student.

All such activities must be conducted in conformity with the College’s Guidelines for the Ethical Conduct of Research.

A student considering any activities involving human research subjects must contact the Registrar Department (registrardept@moore.edu.au) before contacting any individual in connection with the intended research.

Further information is given on the MOD, in the Assessment Overview of this unit.