Does your work require IRB approvals? If Yes, articulate your detailed IRB strategy. If No, explain why you don’t need IRB approval and identify situations when you might need IRB approval.
No, our work is considered to be journalism, and the film we make is very unique to the subjects we cover. So, it does not contain any generalizable knowledge and t does not involve any scientific research. Therefore, we probably will not need any IRB approval. However, we are still considering some forms of data collection as a measure of impact so it is possible we may need approval, just not this year.
Develop an outline for your mid-semester presentations. What supporting evidence will you provide for each point? How will you boost your credibility every step of the way?
We will open with an introduction – who our team is, our credentials, and why we are here. Then, we will create context behind our project by discussing the problem we are addressing. We will demonstrate the need for our project through data on the maternal mortality rate and information on the infrastructure of Sierra Leone. After, we will introduce the specifics behind our project. We will discuss the timeline specifics, the measurables, and our plans going forward.
Since our film is an art project, it is imperative that we demonstrate its impact. Often, art can be seen as too abstract to make direct change. However, documentaries can make a wide impact through education, awareness, and community voice. To assert this claim’s validity we will draw from outside research and other examples of films that make a difference. Then, we will demonstrate the similarities between these and what we are doing with our film. This will enhance our credibility by comparing our project with established sources of impact and showing what commonalities we share. Furthermore, we will show with our timeline along with our outline of production (a visual for how a film gets made) that we have a system in place for how we are approaching filmmaking.
I think that this is all we will be able to fit into five minutes, but everyone on our team will be prepared to answer questions from the panel after. Currently, this is our plan to present but it is still in the development phase.
Great work – I think you have a good handle on how to add credibility to your project and approach. Be sure your slide by slide structure tells the story you have laid out here in a logical way.