Projects
Projects
You will be required to complete a project for the course. We expect you to form teams of two or three for this project; exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Our class is very collaborative and our staff will work with you closely to help you and your project succeed.
If it involves human participants, then you are REQUIRED by MIT to obtain PRIOR approval of COUHES before you do any work with the human participants.
What is COUHES?
All projects that involve research on human participants must have the prior approval of the MIT Committee on the Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects (COUHES). If you can piggyback on a current COUHES protocol, that is fastest/easiest. If not, you need to MOVE FAST to submit a COUHES application before the Spring COUHES meeting dates. Note that before you submit it you need to get two other people to sign off on it first: (1) PI sign off: Either your research advisor or Picard can sign off. (2) Department sign off: In the Media Lab Mahy can sign off. If your PI is in another department, then the department head there can sign off. Mahy will ask for it to be signed off the by PI and the final copy given to her by Thurs Mar 11 latest.
due Thurs Feb 11 to department (for arrival by Feb 18 to COUHES, for their meeting/decision Mar 11)
due Thurs Mar 11 to department (for arrival by Mar 18 to COUHES for their meeting/decision Apr 15)
IMPORTANT, before your COUHES application is approved you must pass your "CITI certification"
Please plan to meet w/Picard or Ramsay or Liu (or all of us!) to brainstorm project ideas as soon as possible. We will have several office hours before COUHES forms and project plans are due. Let's work together to help you have a positive experience and a successful project!