Secondary Data Collection for University of West London Research Ethics

Secondary Data collection Only
University of West London 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: [e-mail]

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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