Research Guidelines. The Sponsoring Institution will comply with any and all federal, state and/or local guidelines that may affect the Sponsored Research. Grantee and Sponsoring Institution must immediately report any instances of non-compliance. Failure to do so may result in the suspension or termination of this Agreement.
Research Guidelines. Because the requesting institution will receive student records from other Missouri post-secondary institutions that are also in the EMSAS database, the requesting institution’s EMSAS Database Coordinator (EDC), who will represent the requesting institution concerning all issues about this service, agrees to inform and encourage officials of the requesting institution that they should comply with the following research guidelines: Student Confidentiality The EDC’s institution must comply with all of the conditions specified in the CBHE EMSAS Data Confidentiality Agreement (See Addendum II). The EDC’s institution should also comply with the confidentiality guidelines of the Association for Institutional Research’s (AIR)Code of Ethics for Institutional Research as specified in Section III of the code and that covers the topics of: atmosphere of confidentiality, storage and security, release of confidential information, and special standards for data collection. Data Reporting: The EDC shall make every effort to prevent the release of any adverse research findings identifying other participating EMSAS institutions whose data records may have come from this service. Internal Reporting of data: When reporting research findings using the data records from other EMSAS institutions, the EDC shall apprise officials within the institution of the need to keep confidential all research findings that specifically identify other participating EMSAS institutions, and that such findings should only be released to the public if the affected institution agrees to their release or as otherwise required by the State’s “Sunshine Law.” External Reporting of data: If research findings are to be disclosed externally (e.g., a conference paper, journal article, grant report etc.), the EDC shall inform the author of the report that all summary findings pertaining to participating EMSAS institutions should be kept confidential. This can be accomplished by using a pseudonym in lieu of the institution’s name, assuming that the data being presented in the report does not give clues as to the identity of the institution. The report’s author also has the option of asking and getting approval from the institution to disclose its name. Data Use:
Research Guidelines. 1. Prior to conducting interviews or surveys, the purpose of data collection must be explained to the interviewees or subjects, and their consent obtained before proceeding.
2. Prior to the conclusion of the visit, the research findings must be submitted in writing to the Host Institution for review. Without prior approval from the Host Institution, none of the related data collected from interviews or surveys (including but not limited to photographs, audio recordings, text, oral statements, written documents, and electronic files) may be disclosed, transmitted, provided to third parties, or incorporated into this or any other research project.
3. The research must adhere to national laws and academic ethics. Violation of this declaration may result in termination of visiting scholar status by the institution.
