All work in HCI that involves human subjects must meet ethical standards. To ensure this is the case, ethics approval must be obtained prior to any activity. This course is no exception. The UBC Behavioural Research Ethics Board (BREB) has reviewed and approved the research protocols for this course.
Read the application (PDF)
For research not conducted as part of this course, a new or existing ethics certificate must be used. Applications for ethics approval are submitted using the UBC RISe website.
The following documents have been approved for use in this course.
Consent Form - generic (Word)
Consent Form - no videotaping (Word)
Consent Form - questionnaire only (Word)
Sample Questionnaire (Word)
Sample Interview Questions (Word)
Subject List (Word)
All research conducted at UBC involving human subjects must have a new or existing ethics certificate indicatig that the research protocols have been reviewed and approved by the BREB.
One condition of approval is that all graduate students engaged in research with human subjects must have completed a tutorial about the Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS).