Developing an Online Recipe System

The assignment involves developing an interactive web application for users to share recipes, with features such as uploading, editing, and deleting recipes. The participants are people of any age who can operate the online recipe system, and a consent form is required before participating. The research aims to learn new skills in web application development and maintains confidentiality by storing data securely and keeping documents locked. There appear to be no other potential ethical issues or risks.

1. Description of user activities within the project
3.1 Outline any proposed activities involving (interviews, observation, focus groups,
questionnaire etc. Include how participants are selected, included or excluded?)
An interactive web application will be developed to allow participants to share recipes on the
portal. Moreover, they can be given authority to delete or edit their uploaded recipe.
3.2 Where will the proposed activity/activities take place?
The web application will be published online and can allow many participants to take place
from different locations. There is no limit to location for this activity.
3.3 Who do you expect your participants to be? What will the age ranges of the participants
be? What are you arrangements for dealing with vulnerable people, e.g. seeking consent
of their parents/carers?
The participants of the research are people of any age who can easily operate the Online Recipe
System. There is a consent form that is to be signed by the participant before participating in
the research.
3.4 What will the participants be asked to do?
The participants will be asked to upload their recipe to the web application form. The users’ are
also allowed to edit or delete their recipe.
3.5 What potential risks do the activities pose to you or your participant/s and how will they
be overcome?
There are several risks associated when a research has to be conducted. Following are the risks:
1. Physical Risks: A way of research may affect the participant and involve physical risk like
injuries and illness. To avoid such risks in research, a researcher must be aware of
participant’s health.
2. Psychological Risks: Sometimes a research subject may result disturbing to some
participants resulting to anxiety, discomfort and other mental problems. So researcher must
take care of the questions or content showing to the participant.
3. Social/Economical Risks: A participant truthfully needs to answer every question even if it
is related to their personal and private lives. There is a high risk of data leakage that could
risk their social lives. Researchers must provide high grade of confidentiality while storing
data. They should make sure that no data is leaked that could risk someone’s social and
economic life.
4. Legal Risks: A research may include violation of laws that may result in legal issues.
Researchers must not violate any law in order to stay safe from this risk.

3.6 How do you intend to manage the privacy and confidentiality of users’ data?
All the users participating in the research will submit their details to us. We are going to keep it
in the secure by adding security password to the document. Also the document will be
protected against getting copied as well as corrupted by keeping it in private laptop. The web
application admin console is protected by password for access. Hence no there will be no data
leak.
3.7 How will you maintain the confidentiality of data resulting from your research activity?
Research documents including consent forms and data form will be kept in a locked cupboard
safely. Moreover electronic data will be stored in password protected files and computers.
3.8 How do you intend to secure the informed consent of your participant/s? (See template
forms at end of this document)
Since the signed documents are the physical documents that are need to be protected. Since
these signed forms from participants will be kept in locked cupboard.
3.9 What do you intend to tell the participant/s about the purpose of your research?
The online recipe system collects different recipes from different people and later it will be
available all at one place. Aim of the research is to learn new skills in web application
development. The participants will be told that the purpose of research is educational and high
level of confidentiality will be maintained.
3.10 Are there any other potential ethical issues raised by your proposed research
activity? If so, please detail them.
No, there seem to be no other issues and risks related to the proposed research activity.