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IRB Workshops Offered Through the NC State University Libraries

Spring 2025 workshop instances are open for registration on REPORTER. All IRB workshops are exclusively online for the accessibility, convenience, and safety of all involved. Cameras are required to be on and active participation is expected for the duration of the workshop. We strive to make all workshops accessible but if there are accommodations that would improve your experience at one of the IRB workshops you’ve registered for, please get in touch with the IRB office and the Disability Resource Office at NC State University in advance so that we can work together to meet your access needs.

• IRB Basics Part 1: IRB History and Operations
  • Tuesday, January 14th, 2025: 9am to Noon
  • Monday, January 27th, 2025: 9am to Noon
  • Friday, February 7th, 2025: 9am to Noon
  • Wednesday, February 26th, 2025: 1pm to 4pm
  • Thursday, March 6th, 2025: 4:30pm to 7:30pm
  • Tuesday April 8th, 2025: 9am to Noon
• IRB Basics Part 2: Risks, Benefits, and Data Management in Research
  • This training is asynchronous. Registration and training materials are posted to the REPORTER platform. Participants must register for the workshop to download and view the training materials and learner assessment. Completed learner assessments must be sent to IRB-Coordinator-Ed@ncsu.edu for evaluation.
• IRB Basics Part 3a: Exempt IRB Applications (mandatory prerequisite training must be completed to attend)
  • Thursday, January 16th, 2025: 9am to Noon
  • Wednesday, January 29th, 2025: 4:30pm to 7:30pm
  • Friday, February 14th, 2025: 1pm to 4pm
  • Tuesday, March 4th, 2025: 1pm to 4pm
  • Monday, March 17th, 2025: 5pm to 8pm
  • Thursday, April 10th, 2025: 9am to Noon
• IRB Basics Part 3b: Non-Exempt IRB Applications (mandatory prerequisite training must be completed to attend)
  • Monday, February 10th, 2025: 1pm to 4pm
  • Thursday, March 6th, 2025: 9am to Noon
  • Friday, April 11th, 2025: 1pm to 4pm
• Assessment, Evaluation, Quality Assurance, and Quality Improvement and the IRB – New workshop
  • Friday, February 21st, 2025: 9am to 11am
  • Friday, April 4th, 2025: 1pm to 3pm
• Artificial Intelligence and the IRB – New workshop
  • Wednesday, February 19th, 2025: 2pm to 4pm
  • Thursday, April 3rd, 2025: 1pm to 3pm
• Medical Devices and the IRB – New workshop
  • Thursday, February 20th, 2025: 9am to 11am
  • Monday, March 31st, 2025: 1pm to 3pm
• Mobile Technology and the IRB – New workshop
  • Tuesday, February 18th, 2025: 9am to 11am
  • Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025: 1pm to 3pm
• Secondary Data and the IRB
  • Thursday, February 27th, 2025: 5pm to 7pm
  • Tuesday, March 25th, 2025: 9am to 11am
• Survey Research and the IRB
  • Tuesday, February 25th, 2025: 5pm to 7pm
  • Wednesday, March 26th, 2025: 9am to 11am
• Qualitative Research and the IRB
  • Monday, February 24th, 2025: 10am to Noon
  • Thursday, March 27th, 2025: 5pm to 7pm

Please register on REPORTER for the workshop(s) you wish to take or to “watch” one or more of the IRB workshops listed above that you are interested in taking and are waiting for a date/time in a future semester that works better for your schedule. Watching an IRB workshop means that you will be notified via email by REPORTER when a new workshop session is scheduled and open for enrollment. It does not mean that you will be automatically registered for the workshop.

IRB Drop-In Virtual Office Hours

Have questions about an IRB application you’re working on submitting? Wondering if you need to apply to the IRB? Do you want to do collaborative research with someone who isn’t at NC State and don’t know how IRB approval would work? The NC State IRB offers virtual office hours on Zoom where you’ll be able to meet with IRB staff individually, discuss any questions you have, and receive targeted guidance. All sessions are first-come, first-served with a meeting waiting room enabled to facilitate the process. There is sometimes a wait to meet with IRB staff during office hours.

Spring 2025 semester office hours will resume after the Spring 2025 semester begins. The upcoming dates, times, and passcodes are posted to the IRB office hours information sheet linked below. Each office hours meeting has its own meeting passcode which you need to enter to access the office hours. You will need your Unity ID and password to view the IRB office hours information sheet.