Master of Business Administration (Financial Services)

**********************************************************************************************NEW UNIVERSITY POLICY ON HUMAN RESEARCH ETHICSAs of July 2008, a new "Dalhousie University Policy on the Ethical Conduct ofResearch Involving Humans" came into effect.The policy describes what responsibilities lie with the central administration,the two University Research Ethics Boards, individual academic units, faculty,students and staff related to the conduct and review of human subject research.All those conducting research with human participants, data, or tissue must befamiliar with and follow this policy. Also, Departments where studentsconduct such research must ensure that the appropriate ethics review andreporting activities are carried out according to the requirements of this policy.**********************************************************************************************RESEARCH INVOLVING ANIMALSGeneralWEBSITE for information and formsUCLA secretary leslie.lord@dal.cawww.animalethics.dal.caAll use of vertebrates and invertebrates in research, teaching or testing at Dalhousie Universitymust be covered by an approved protocol. This also includes the use of tissues and cells obtainedat necropsy or from a slaughterhouse and the use of eggs, protozoa or other single-celledorganisms. This requirement also applies to collaborative work done with other investigators fromanother institution and research conducted in the field.The University Committee on Laboratory Animals (UCLA) is the Dalhousie animal ethics committeeresponsible for the review and approval of protocols proposing the use of animals. This committeedetermines if the procedures being proposed are within established guidelines and are humane.The UCLA is a Presidential Committee reporting through the Office of the Vice-President(Research) whose functions and responsibilities are clearly defined by the Canadian Council onAnimal Care (CCAC) guidelines. These guidelines are available from the CCAC website(www.ccac.ca).UCLA Representatives: UCLA membership consists of University faculty members, IWK-Gracefaculty members, external community members, university non-animal user (faculty) members,University veterinarian, Director of the Carleton Animal Care Facility, Aquatron manager, animalcare technician, graduate student and ex-officio representative from Research Services,.Meetings: The Committee meets on the third Thursday of each month. Deadline for submissionsfor inclusion in the agenda is the second Thursday.Activities relating to protocol review should be addressed to the Secretary or the Chair of theUCLA. Requests for protocol forms, submission of new protocols or renewal of protocols and313