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IRB Workshops Offered Through the NC State University Libraries
Fall 2025 IRB workshop instances are open for registration on REPORTER this summer. Most of the workshops are taught synchronously over Zoom, but a few are offered asynchronously through 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 throughout the duration of the synchronous workshop so only register for a synchronous workshop when you can be fully present to participate.
We strive to make all IRB workshops accessible, but if there are accommodations that would improve your experience at one of the workshops you’ve registered for, please get in touch with the IRB office and the Disability Resource Office at NC State University at least 10 business days in advance so that we can work together to meet your access needs.
- Introductory level workshops
- IRB Basics Part 1: IRB History and Operations
- Tuesday, August 26th, 2025: 9am to Noon
- Monday, September 8th, 2025: 5pm to 8pm
- Friday, September 26th, 2025: 10am to 1pm
- Thursday, October 16th, 2025: 2pm to 5pm
- Monday, November 3rd, 2025: 4pm to 7pm
- Monday, December 1st, 2025: 10:30am to 1:30pm
- 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 and potential credit.
- IRB Basics Part 3a: Exempt IRB Applications (mandatory prerequisite training must be completed to attend)
- Thursday, August 28th, 2025: 9am to Noon
- Wednesday, September 10th, 2025: 5pm to 8pm
- Friday, October 3rd, 2025: 10am to 1pm
- Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025: 1pm to 4pm
- Tuesday, November 4th, 2025: 4pm to 7pm
- Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025: 9am to Noon
- IRB Basics Part 3b: Non-Exempt IRB Applications (mandatory prerequisite training must be completed to attend)
- Thursday, September 11th, 2025: 5pm to 8pm
- Friday, October 17th, 2025: 9am to Noon – instance cancelled
- Monday, November 24th, 2025: 1pm to 4pm
- IRB Basics Part 1: IRB History and Operations
- Advanced topical workshops
- Artificial Intelligence and the IRB
- Monday, September 22nd, 2025: 10am to Noon
- Thursday, October 16th, 2025: 11am to 1pm
- Tuesday, November 18th, 2025: 4pm to 6pm
- Cooperative Research and the IRB – New for Fall 2025!
- This training is asynchronous. Registration and training materials will be available through the REPORTER platform for the Fall 2025 semester. Participants must register for the workshop to download and view the training materials. To receive credit for this training, a complete and successful learner assessment must be sent to IRB-Coordinator-Ed@ncsu.edu.
- Department of Defense (DoD) Affiliated Research Projects
- 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. To receive credit for this training, a complete and successful learner assessment must be sent to IRB-Coordinator-Ed@ncsu.edu.
- Educational Assessment, Evaluation, Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement, and the IRB
- Friday, September 19th, 2025: 9am to 11am
- Wednesday, October 29th, 2025: 4pm to 6pm
- Monday, November 17th, 2025: 1pm to 3pm
- Medical Devices and the IRB
- Monday, September 29th, 2025: 1pm to 3pm
- Thursday, October 23rd, 2025: 10am to Noon
- Wednesday, November 19th, 2025: 5pm to 7pm
- Mobile Technology and the IRB
- Thursday, September 25th, 2025: 4pm to 6pm
- Monday, October 20th, 2025: 1pm to 3pm
- Friday, November 14th, 2025: Noon to 2pm
- Secondary Data and the IRB
- Wednesday, September 17th, 2025: 5pm to 7pm
- Tuesday, October 21st, 2025: 10am to Noon
- Friday, November 21st, 2025: 1pm to 3pm
- Survey Research and the IRB
- Monday, September 15th, 2025: 11am to 1pm
- Thursday, October 30th, 2025: 1pm to 3pm
- Wednesday, November 12th, 2025: 4pm to 6pm
- Qualitative Research and the IRB
- Thursday, September 18th, 2025: 5pm to 7pm
- Monday, November 10th, 2025: 1pm to 3pm
- Artificial Intelligence and the IRB
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.
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.