Conduct Remote Interviews
McMaster has institutional subscriptions for MS Teams and Zoom, and McMaster Research Ethics Board (MREB) and Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board (HiREB) recommend using these online meeting platforms for research activities which involve remote video communications, but only when the risk to participants is considered low or moderate.
To learn more about the risk level of your data, consult Sensitive Data Risk Assessment or MREB’s Research Data Management Risk Matrix which contains additional information relevant to data management.
The Using Video Conferencing Platforms for collecting data from Human Participants, created by MREB, guides McMaster researchers through research activities which involve remote video communication. Contact MREB for additional information related to this guide.
Video Conference and Consent Guidelines created by HiREB, guides McMaster researchers associated with HiREB through research activities which involve remote video communication. Contact HiREB for additional information on these guidelines.
For additional guidance on suitability of online data collection tools and associated practices for your research ethics, contact the relevant research ethics board.
Additional Resources
- Using Transcription with Data from Human Participantsguidance on using transcription services for research
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