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[kranky]

Courtesy bump.

 

[Dr. Zaus]

Thanks for all the replies 🙂



1) Didn't know that, but a class project probably wouldn't be worth paying 🙂 maybe in the future if random participants are required for worthy research.

2) That's one of the problems :/ we weren't thinking about it ahead of time so with the current deadlines we don't think we could have gotten IRB approval in time, BUT according to the IRB rules as long as this is for a class project and the results don't leave the classroom (can't publish the results...) no IRB approval is required. Clearly any future questionnaires will have IRB approval if the intent is to publish the results in some fashion. 🙂

This is part of the learning process 🙂 putting something out there and getting feedback in order to improve it for the next time.

Since it's archival data after you collect it: you can make it openly available and anyone can use it as an archival study.

 

[sao123]

Wait, your company is a major part of emergency management and you don't have a backup generator? Or UPSs of some kind?

Lets say our region suffers a severe damaging earthquake.

How does one design rebuild and repair several thousand roads and bridges without CAD computers today? Do engineers actually remember how to draft and calculate by textbook and by hand?

Do we actually know how to issue hauling permits for wide and heavy loads without our databases and fax machines?

How will our managers know how to conduct business without their precious cell phones and blackberries?

Hell can we even pay for such things without our SAP encumberance programs?



I have a UPS's in my building...
I have Backup generators...
I even have a sattelite phone straight to the governors office and PEMA.



that doesnt mean that
a)We have fuel available for more than a few days.
b)All the infastructure to provide telecomunications, and network/internet services to our other locations (such as the centralized server farm) have power.
c)Network, Telecommunications, and Mobile communications, Infastructure is still standing and not destroyed.
d)The central server farm itself is still standing and not destroyed.