INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD

Union Institute & University is committed to the ethical conduct of research with human subjects as established by the guiding principles outlined in The Belmont Report. You are also expected to design and conduct your research in accordance with the ethical standards of your discipline or profession.

You may find the following resources helpful as you design your research project.

• Codes of Ethics online—Developed under a federal grant from the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions at the Illinois Institute of Technology, this online library holds more than 850 professional codes of ethics.

Some commonly used professional ethics statements. The following links provide direct access to a variety of professional ethics statements. If you know of other valuable links, please send your suggestions to the IRB Coordinator (irb@tui.edu).

• American Anthropological Association. “Code of Ethics.”
• American Historical Association. “Statement of Standards of Professional Conduct.”
• American Sociological Association. “Code of Ethics.”
• American Psychiatric Association. Click “Ethics.”
• American Psychological Association. Click "E" on the Site Map. Click "Ethics Code" format.
• National Association of Social Workers. “Code of Ethics.”

Find out more:

Handbook and Forms
Informed Consent

CITI Course for the Protection of Human Research Subjects
Other Resources