Institutional & Survey Research
1. Purpose
Brigham Young University–Hawaii ("BYU–Hawaii" or "university" encourages faculty and students to engage in research to further academic learning.
2. Policy
To support researchers and administration, the university provides an Institutional Research department and an Institutional Review Board.
3. Implementation
3.1 Institutional Research
The Institutional Research ("IR") coordinates all BYU–Hawaii-wide data and provides support for individual faculty and department research needs. IR, in cooperation with the university assessment director, coordinates the student evaluation of teachers, surveys of students and alumni, and other statistical assessments. General information about the university is available on the IR web page.
In addition, IR provides information about the university to students, faculty and administrators after institutional priorities are met. Faculty, students and staff members may administer on-campus surveys provided that they first submit to IR for approval an exact copy of the questionnaire they propose to use.
3.2 Institutional Review Board
Faculty members desiring to conduct a survey inviting the campus community to participate must receive approval from both the IR and the Institutional Review Board (IRB) prior to administering the survey. The same groups must approve off-campus surveys, which identify, in any way, the name or affiliation with BYUH.
Surveys that are administered as a part of classroom assignments or student research projects (i.e. senior projects) must be approved by the IRB, where applicable. These surveys that are limited in scope and distribution (administered to a limited number of students known to the researcher can be approved by the sponsoring faculty member.
To support research involving human subjects, BYU–Hawaii maintains an Institutional Review Board (IRB). The IRB operates under the requirements of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulations at 45 CFR part 46. The IRB is responsible for training investigators, reviewing protocols, and ensuring ethical practices are followed.