Appendix 1
Scope of Research Requiring Ethics Review   

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he following which is adapted from the University of Alberta, General Faculty Council Policy Manual indicates the range of research projects or instances that should be reviewed by the REB.

• Whether the research is funded or not;
  
  
• Whether the funding is internal or external;
  
  
• Whether the subjects are from inside or outside the institution;
  
  
• Whether the subjects are paid or unpaid;
  
  
• Whether the research is conducted inside or outside Canada;
  
  
• Whether the research is conducted inside or outside the institution;
  
  
• Whether the research is conducted by staff or by students;
  
  
• Whether the research is conducted in person or remotely (e.g., by mail, electronic mail, fax or telephone);
  
  
• Whether the information is collected directly from subjects or from existing records not in the public domain;
  
  
• Whether the research is to be published or not;
  
  
• Whether the focus of the research is the subject;
  
  
• Whether the research is observational, experimental, correlational or descriptive;
  
  
• Whether a similar project has been approved elsewhere or not;
  
  
• Whether the research is a pilot study or a fully developed project;
  
  
• Whether the research is to acquire basic or applied knowledge; and
  
  
• Whether the research is primarily for teaching or training purposes or whether the primary purpose is the acquisition of knowledge.

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