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Ethical Approval Application Form

Ethical Approval Application Form for a research project in Business Studies.

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This document is an Ethical Approval Application Form for conducting research. It includes information about the project, rationale, ethical considerations, and risk assessment. The form also requires details about the research proposal, participants, and funding. It is important to obtain ethical approval before conducting any research to ensure the protection of participants and adherence to ethical guidelines.

Ethical Approval Application Form

Ethical Approval Application Form for a research project in Business Studies.

   Added on 2022-12-28

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Ethical Approval Application Form, modified Spring 2012 TPM
Approval Code:
E1- APPLICATION FORM FOR APPROVAL TO CONDUCT RESEARCH
Dept/School
and unit
code:
Please select Postgraduate Project Undergraduate Project
(Double click on the box then click ‘Checked’ for a cross to appear in the box)
Project Title:
Researchers
Name(s):
Supervisor(s):
Date:
Applications should be submitted electronically to the Secretary of the School Research Ethics Committee as one single
file. One original hard copy must also be submitted with the signatures of all applicants and Supervisors.
Rationale: Please give a BRIEF description of the project in ‘lay language’. This summary will be reviewed by UREC
and may be published as part of its reporting procedures.
Ethical Considerations: Please give a BRIEF description of the ethical considerations of this project. Please mention
questions raised specifically in the form and, where appropriate, show that the basic ethical criteria have been met in
any use of (a) participant information sheets (b) consent forms (c) debriefing procedures.
This summary will be forwarded to and reviewed by UREC and may be published as part of its reporting procedures.
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Business Studies(General)/University of Bedfordshire(Luton
Campus)/BSS067-3
To analyse the impact of training and development to enhance the employee
performance.
.The rationale behind selecting this topic of the research is to develop an understating of the impact of training and development
on the overall performance of employees within an organization. The readers will benefit from this research because they will get
to know about the importance of training and how does it impact the performance of employees in the company. As a result, they
will be more engaged to their jobs.
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Ethical Approval Application Form, modified Spring 2012 TPM
Section A: PROJECT INFORMATION
1. Estimated start date.
When do you plan to begin your project? 4th February, 2021
2. Estimated duration.
How long do you think it will take? 12th March, 2021
3. Does this research proposal involve...
3a. Potential conflicts of interest, eg. roles in research, intellectual property,
responsibilities of funders, research with policy or other social implications etc? Yes No
3b. Only unpublished data obtained with the permission of the owner/archive curator? Yes No
3c. Primary data collection (obtained through interviews, surveys, observation, etc...)? Yes No
If you answer ‘YES’ to any of these questions (3a 3b or 3c), you should elaborate in Q27.
4. Is this research proposal exclusively concerned with...
Only published secondary data sources (eg, material already in the public domain)*? *Yes No
*If you answer ‘YES’ to Q4, go directly to Q. 26, and Q. 27
5. Your informants...
5a. Who are the intended participants? (eg. students)
5b. How will you recruit them?
6. Estimated duration of participants’ involvement...
(Eg, questionnaire 10 mins, Interview 20 mins, etc.)
7. Location of Research/Fieldwork to be conducted:
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While undertaking this research, the researcher has taken into account various ethical considerations to ensure that the research
is completed in an effective manner. Also, there has been no compromise on the overall quality of then research. Informed
consent rules have been followed by the researcher. Apart from this, confidentiality and data protection are other ethical
considerations of this project. Only reliable and appropriate sources have been referred to in order to collect the data. Informed
consent has been obtained from the respondents through consent forms. And the information relating to the participants has also
been collected through participant information sheets. But the main issue with the consent forms was that some of the
respondents did not provide appropriate information.
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Ethical Approval Application Form, modified Spring 2012 TPM
7a. Where will you conduct your research? (eg, LRC foyer)
7b. Do you need to secure permission to conduct research at this location? Yes *No
*If you answered ‘NO’, say why permission is not needed.
8. Is this research funded by an external sponsor or agency?
Yes No
If ‘YES’ please provide the name(s) and elaborate in Q. 27
Section B: ETHICAL CHECKLIST
For Qs 9-21, tick the box to show if your answer is YES, NO or Not Applicable. Please elaborate in Q. 27 if necessary.
If you tick ‘NO’ to any question 9-21, please give a brief explanation in Q. 27.
If you answer ‘YES’, it must be clearly illustrated in the relevant paperwork which must be attached
(ie, Participant Information Sheet, Consent Form, Debriefing Form, Questionnaires, Advertisement, etc...)
9. Have you obtained permission to access to the site of
research?
If YES, provide the name, position and
business address of the person. Also, give
the name of the organisation.
A letter of confirmation is to be attached
to this form.
Yes No N/A
10. Does this research entail collaboration with other researchers?
If YES, provide the names and institutions of your collaborators.
11. Collaborative projects.
11a. If the research is collaborative, have you considered issues to do with roles in
research publication strategies/authorship?
11b. If the research is collaborative, have you devised a framework to ensure that all
participants are given appropriate recognition in any outputs?
12. Volition. Will you tell participants that their participation is voluntary?
13. Informed Consent. Will you describe the procedures to participants in advance so that
they can make an informed decision about whether or not to participate?
14. The right to withdraw. Will you tell participants that they may withdraw from the
research at any time and for any reason, without having to give an explanation?
15. Written consent. Will you obtain written consent from participants?
16. Recording. If the research involves making recordings (manuscript, digital, audio or
video), will you ask participants for their consent to be observed, videoed or taped?
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Yes No N/A
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