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* Use the [http://scientificdata.isa-explorer.org/index.html ISA Explorer] to find datasets. Keep in mind the large majority of datasets it will search are drawn from the natural sciences. | * Use the [http://scientificdata.isa-explorer.org/index.html ISA Explorer] to find datasets. Keep in mind the large majority of datasets it will search are drawn from the natural sciences. | ||
* Set up a meeting with Jennifer Muilenburg — Data Curriculum and Communications Librarian who runs [https://www.lib.washington.edu/digitalscholarship/services/data research data services at the UW libraries]. Her email is: libdata@uw.edu I've have talked to her about this course and she is excited about meeting with you to help. | * Set up a meeting with Jennifer Muilenburg — Data Curriculum and Communications Librarian who runs [https://www.lib.washington.edu/digitalscholarship/services/data research data services at the UW libraries]. Her email is: libdata@uw.edu I've have talked to her about this course and she is excited about meeting with you to help. | ||
* | * [https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/fivethirtyeight/vignettes/fivethirtyeight.html FiveThirtyEight.com] has published a GitHub repository and an R package with pre-processed and cleaned versions of many of the datasets they use for articles published on their website. | ||
In general, you're responsible for make sure that you're on the right side of the human subject rules and that work is ethical. Class projects generally do not need IRB approval but I hope that each of your projects will turn into something more. If your study involves human subjects research, ''that'' work will need IRB oversight of some sort. In general, you can't do a class project with IRB approval and then retroactively get it later. Secondary analysis of anonymized data is generally not considered human subjects research but I strongly suggest that you get a determination from [https://www.washington.edu/research/hsd UW's Human Subject Division] before you start. For work that is not considered human subjects research, this can often happen in a few hours or days. If you need a faculty sponsor, that should ideally be your advisor. If that doesn't make sense for any of you, I'm happy to talk about serving as the faculty supervisor for the work. | In general, you're responsible for make sure that you're on the right side of the human subject rules and that work is ethical. Class projects generally do not need IRB approval but I hope that each of your projects will turn into something more. If your study involves human subjects research, ''that'' work will need IRB oversight of some sort. In general, you can't do a class project with IRB approval and then retroactively get it later. Secondary analysis of anonymized data is generally not considered human subjects research but I strongly suggest that you get a determination from [https://www.washington.edu/research/hsd UW's Human Subject Division] before you start. For work that is not considered human subjects research, this can often happen in a few hours or days. If you need a faculty sponsor, that should ideally be your advisor. If that doesn't make sense for any of you, I'm happy to talk about serving as the faculty supervisor for the work. |