Ethics Application Form for Undergraduate Students

ETHICS APPLICATION FORM
Undergraduate Students
Introduction
An ethics application should be submitted for review and approval by anyone conducting
research at, or under the auspices of, the University of Roehampton that involves human
beings, animals or personal data relating to human beings.
The completion of this form should not be seen as an end in itself but as a vehicle to ensure that
you have gone through a process of considering the ethical implications of your research in detail
and that you are able to communicate this clearly.
Please note that you should NOT begin your project or start any data collection until your
ethics application has been given final approval by your dissertation supervisor and it is
confirmed that all conditions have been met.
If you have any queries whilst completing this form, please get in contact with your dissertation
supervisor.
SECTION 1: PERSONAL DETAILS & DECLARATION
Please complete the header with your name and Department
Name:
Student number:
UR email address:
Programme of Study:
Supervisor:
STUDENT’S SIGNATURE
I confirm that this submission accords with the University Code of Conduct and that
all information supplied on this form is correct
Student’s Signature:
Please use an electronic signature or type your name
Date:
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SECTION 1b: SUPERVISOR’S APPROVAL
Dissertation supervisors, please:
 scrutinise the Ethics Application and all participant-facing documentation
 suggest and check any changes which need making before your final approval
Please tick the box to confirm that you have approved the application as ethically sound
and the participant-facing documentation as appropriate.
SUPERVISOR’S SIGNATURE
Signature:
Please use an electronic signature or type your name
Print name:
Date:
SECTION 2: PROJECT DETAILS
Title of project: Leadership styles in managing teams in Big retail and their
effectiveness for customers and employees. A study on Walmart Retail
Company.
Proposed start date (start
date of actual data
collection):
Please note that
supervisor’s approval can
take some time. Please
submit applications in a
timely manner. Reasons
should be given for late or
retrospective
submissions.
Duration:
2.1. Purpose of the proposed investigation (300 words maximum)
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This section should include the material which concisely outlines the rationale for the project, i.e.
why this study needs to be done. This should be done in a way that is both accessible and
scholarly, i.e. have proper cited sources.
The project into consideration is based on evaluating the Leadership styles in managing teams in Big
retail and their effectiveness for customers and employees. Therefore, it is a wide area of research
which is effectively be considered by the researcher to execute an analysis effectively. The major
purpose of selecting the research over the aspect of leadership style is that, it is a major issue which
is widely being faced by the businesses. However, a suitable selection of leadership style is
imperative for the business to increasing the satisfaction of the customers and employees at wider
level. Thus, the study is creating value for Walmart Retain Company is providing the suitable
leadership styles that are beneficial for the business to attain growth and advancement. This study is
also creating value for an individual in developing knowledge regarding the area of leadership and
how it creates value for the business in attaining growth. This research is also important in the
manner for the researcher as it provides academic value to the investigator via enhancing their skills
base with the area of leaders and its appropriateness for team working. In addition to this, the another
motive of executing the analysis is the personal interest of the researcher, as the investigator wants to
explore own knowledge and skills in relation to the aspect of similar subject as the study also helps
in enhancing personal as well as professional skills which create value in attempting future projects
effectively. Furthermore, the project is also creating value in enhancing idea about the suitable
leadership sytles and how these are beneficial in developing satisfaction among customers and
employees, therefore, the suitable leadership style helps for the business in systematically accessing
the business operations to generate significant profitability and progression.
2.2. Outline of the project (300 words maximum)
This section should include the details of the methods i.e. what will be done and how. Please start
by giving a brief summary (one paragraph) including how many participants there are likely to be,
where the research will take place and an indication of how long participation will take for each
section (interviews, questionnaires etc.) and in total.
Research Methodology mainly refers as an essential aspect of research which is significant in
assisting the research in right manner to drawn valid and reliable results. Therefore, this section
mainly in-corporate over assorted applications which are significant to assist investigation based
over the area of examining leadership styles in managing teams in Big retail and their effectiveness
for customers and employees. Therefore, in this present research both primary and secondary
research are executed to gather information. Thus, secondary research is implemented to develop
theoretical perspective with the assistance of books, journals, articles and so on. On the other hand,
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primary research is imperative in executing survey with the assistance of questionnaire. In this
participants are select at random basis by applying probabilistic sampling tools, therefore, in this
participants are randomly picked to gather information. In this sample size of around 60 has been
taken in which information is gathered from the employees of Walmart, thus they are more liable I
providing authentic information from analysing the in-sight out information about the aspect of
leadership and how company implement leadership in managing teams to develop satisfaction of
customers and employees. In this present study, questionnaire is carried out and this has been send
by the help of email and for filling the questionnaire properly 1 day is being taken by the
participants. As it is enough to fill the questionnaire by their own recognition.
You should attach all the research instruments you are planning to use in your research, e.g.
interview questionnaire, online questionnaire template, etc. These should be checked by your
supervisor prior to Ethics application approval.
Please tick the boxes to confirm that
1) you have attached all research instruments you intend to use
2) you will notify your supervisor of any major changes
2.3. Ethical issues raised by the project and how these will be addressed (500 words
maximum)
Ethical issues raised by the project and how these will be addressed:
Points that should be considered include:
 Participants and consent
 Confidentiality and anonymity
 Right to withdrawal
 Deception
 Permissions from organisations involved
 Whether any vulnerable populations are involved (including under 18s) (also see Section 6)
This section should have some comment and not left blank.
Please refer to the Ethics Guidelines for more information.
In the suitable execution of the project it is important for the researcher to follow all the ethics to aid
the project in right manner. Therefore, while executing of the study researcher have faces a lot issue
like participant’s consent form, confidentiality and anonymity, right to withdraw, deception,
permission from business involves, whether any vulnerable population are involving, therefore, these
are needs to be addressed by the researcher for completion of the project in right manner. For
avoiding such issues researcher needs to follow research ethics in respect to executing the
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