Institutional Review Board [WLO: 2] [CLOs: 3, 4, 5]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read the Human Subject Regulations Decision ChartsLinks to an external site. webpage. Additionally, read Chapters 18, 19, 20, and Appendix F from the course text, Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics: Using Microsoft Excel.

The Public Health Service Act (Title IV, Part G, Section 491[a]), as amended, requires the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to issue regulations for the protection of human subjects of research and to implement a program of instruction and guidance in ethical issues associated with such research. The DHHS’s Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) is the organization responsible for issuing these regulations and policies on human research.

For your initial post, research two articles using human subjects in a qualitative or quantitative study. Describe and explain how the articles include the regulations and policies for protection from the OHRP and which specific protections are addressed in the articles.The initial discussion should be at least 250 words.

Guided Response: Review several of your classmates’ posts and respond to at least two of your peers by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. Respond to at least one classmate, noting the similarities and differences.

Your initial post and your two response posts must be posted on three different days of the week. Include all references in APA Style as outlined by the Writing Center.

You are encouraged to post your required replies early during the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in the discussion. Continue to monitor the discussion forum through Day 7 and respond with robust dialogue to anyone who replies to your initial post.

Your peer responses should be a minimum of 200 words.