Secondary Data Collection for Research Ethics

Secondary Data collection Only
Research Ethics
You are required to complete an ethics application BEFORE you embark on
the data collection exercise of the research project
Please complete all the following sections:
- Section A: Ethics Form
- Section B: Data management and storage form

RESEARCH ETHICS AND INTEGRITY
RISK ASSESSMENT FORM
Section A: FORM A
For all Undergraduate/Postgraduate Dissertations and Research
Projects
Please fill in this form, then SAVE IT AS A PDF and submit as instructed by your supervisor with
your project proposal
Your name: (first) ........................... (last) ...........................
Student number: ............... Your email address:

PROJECT DESCRIPTON
Please answer the following questions:
1. Do you intend to involve human participants in the conduct of your research? If no,
please skip questions 2 & 3.
Yes☐ ☐No
2. Does your research involve vulnerable adults or under-18s?
Yes☐ ☐No
3. Could your research potentially expose you, anyone assisting you, or participants to
emotional harm?
Yes☐ ☐No
4. Will your research involve travelling to geo-politically unstable regions/countries (e.g.
areas affected by war, civil unrest, natural disasters, or listed as unadvisable to travel by
the UK government?
Yes☐ ☐No
5. Will your research involve access to security-sensitive material? If yes, you must include
a data management statement.
Yes☐ ☐No
This proposal must be completed with the assistance of your supervisor. You can change
the size of the boxes (below) by typing or deleting as necessary.
It is very important to convey with clarity:
• Your research questions/the problem/the theme or topic you are investigating (what
you are proposing to do and to find out or to create)
• The methodology or technical approach (for projects comprising in whole or in part
the creation of an artefact) you will adopt – methods, number of participants, who the
participants (if any) will be, survey instruments used technology and equipment
employed etc.; and what questions you are planning to ask your respondents (if
applicable); how you will deal with technical challenges.
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