I would like to know how other colleges deal with the
liability issues of having an undergraduate student participating in
research if the student is not enrolled in a research course or working
under a grant. We are a relatively small liberal arts college
trying to get more students involved in research early in their
collegiate careers. The department does require a year-long
research experience for which the students enroll in a course, but they
would like to work over summers before taking that course or extend the
research for more than the single academic year. In the latter
case, they can't register for additional course credit. We are
concerned about allowing students to work (obviously under supervision
by the professor) when they are not "taking a course."
Would developing some type of contract indicating the rules under which
the work would be done provide adequate liability coverage? Any
help you can give would be appreciated.
Pat Redden
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