External Programs Home Distance Learning Technologies Partnerships Summer Ventures Workshops & Special Programs Research & Evaluation Contacts& Inquiries   Contact                     Guidelines for Research at NCSSM NCSSM encourages research projects using scientific methods of inquiry to gather information of a broad interest to the NCSSM community. Opportunities for research are afforded by NCSSM’s mentorship programs, the spring research symposium, and miniterm. In years past, NCSSM Office of Research and Evaluation (R&E) has approved and assisted in several studies. Because of the very limited staffing in R&E, and because if takes considerable staff time to review proposed research studies, R&E rarely approves research studies initiated by those outside of the NCSSM community. R&E has also rejected quite a few NCSSM-generated proposals for various reasons including inadequate methodology, issues of confidentiality, and perceived political motivations and biases. The following links to guidelines on doing research at NCSSM will assist you in planning your research and help you avoid some common pitfalls. Choose the documents you need to print and download them in the format you want. Document Name Select Download Format - Word .doc or Adobe .pdf •Research Checklist Research_Checklist.doc Research_Checklist.pdf •Research Proposal Form  Research_Proposal_Form.doc Research_Proposal_Form.pdf •Institutional Research Board (IRB)  Institutional_Research_Board_(IRB).doc Institutional_Research_Board_(IRB).pdf •Consent Forms  Consent_Forms.doc Consent_Forms.pdf © 2003 The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics