1. Review all research, development and demonstration protocols*
          in which research or studies are to be performed with human
          subjects.

      2. Recommend approval or disapproval on these protocols within the
          provisions of the code of ethics and the guidelines for protocols. **

      3. Periodically, as required by the nature of the project, and at
          least annually, consult with Program Directors in regard to the
          progress of their protocols for research, development or dem-
          onstration.

      4. Advise the appropriate University officials on policy development
          and changes which will best insure the safety and health of human
          investigative subjects, while at the same time insuring optimal
          opportunity for meaningful contributions. ("Safety and health" is
          here construed to mean the physical, psychological, and social well-
          being of the subject as well as his legal rights as an individual. )


*Definition: The protocol of a research, development, or demonstration proj-
ect is a concise statement regarding the project that provides a description of

      1. the purpose of the project
      2. the necessity for the involvement or use of human subjects
      3. the risks to the human subject and benefits to the individual
      4. the anticipated scientific/social benefit to be derived
      5. provisions for the protection of the well-being of the human subjects
      6. provisions for assuring the informed consent of the human subjects
      7. the essential elements of the research design, including:
              a. the specific hypothesis to be tested, item to be developed,
                  or principle to be demonstrated
              b. the nature of the data to be acquired
              c. the methodology of data collection
              d. the specific involvement of human subjects
              e. the plan for data analysis


*-"Code of ethics" refers to statements of principle that have been issued by
various professional organizations. A partial list of these statements is found
in "The Institutional Guide to DHEW Policy on Protection of Human Subjects,"
DHEW Publication No. (NIH) 72-102, December 1, 1971. The protocol is re-
viewed within the provisions of these general University guidelines and within
the provisions of the statement of the appropriate professional organization.