I got an email today that surprised me…it was my IRB approval for my dissertation research. About a month ago, I submitted this application (to which your advisor has to go in and actually hit 'submit'). A week later, they sent me some minor revisions. There were things like, uncheck this box, check this one instead. The final change I needed to make was to attach a letter of support from Georgia Tech. Anyway, the woman reviewing it said, "I saw you addressed the changes needed, you just need to make sure your advisor hits submit again." Apparently in the new system your advisor has to hit submit after everything! Dr. Cooper and I chatted and she said she wasn't going to hit submit until I got the letter from Georgia Tech (I was totally on board). Then last week, they emailed me and said…hey your advisor still hasn't submitted. AND I guess they emailed her too…and so she just went in and submitted it (contrary to what I thought was going to happen). Fast forward to today…I got an email with the approval for my research. YAY! But it also came as a bit of a surprise. The email said, we're approving your study…when you get the letter from Georgia Tech, just email it and we will attach it for you.
All that to say, I'm excited to be able to begin data collection soon! WOOHOO! Also…this is the form they sent showing my approval. All that wait for this one page, non-descriptive approval form (there's not even a signature, ha!).
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