The Life Cycle of an EENE Project

Phase 1: Idea

EENE Projects start in one of two ways:
1. Small group work at the annual meeting. Anyone in that group will get conceptualization credit if the project is implemented, and the data analysis is published.
2. A small group (or individual) can email the EENE Steering Committee (SC) with their idea. This group (or individual) will get conceptualization credit.
Once a project enters the Idea phase, group members share data on a dedicated Google Drive folder.
The project team chooses a point-of-contact / lead.
The project team creates a short (~150 word) description of the project for the web site.
Any EENE member can join a project during the Idea phase, but they will only get conceptualization credit when the original group believes they have made a significant contribution.
EENE members can be members of no more than two active project teams.
When the project team believes they have fleshed out the idea sufficiently, they write and submit an Idea to Development (I2D) proposal.

After review by the EENE Review Committee (RC) and approval of the EENE SC, projects are moved to the the Development phase.

One member of the EENE SC may join the Project Team (if they are not already a member).
New members can join, but they must be approved by the Project Team Lead.
The Project Team decides how they want to be funded and potentially writes a grant proposal. The EENE SC will help identify potential funding sources and provide support during the proposal development process. Even projects that are self-funded will need to be fleshed at a level of detail similar to that expected in a formal grant proposal.
Project team clearly defines institution/instructor/course/student inclusion criteria.
If the project is an RCT, the project team must
- write detailed instructions for treatment and control instructors
- Preregister the study with the American Economics Association RCT Registry
The EENE RC provides help with study design issues.

When the project is again reviewed by the EENE RC and is approved by the EENE SC, it enters the recruiting and implementation phase.
The initial academic term of data collection and a Data Collection Lead are chosen.
Participant inclusion criteria are clearly defined.
A recruiting survey is distributed to all EENE members. This survey also communicates the actions and data required of instructors and students during the project.
A final sample of committed instructors and courses is created.
Participants are randomized into treatment and control groups as needed.
A Primary IRB is chosen and the study applies for and receives IRB approval.

Instructors participants are notified about any treatment they need to implement in their courses.
Treatments are administered per the project plan.
Data are collected.