Student Research Proposal Form

Student Research Proposal Form
The purpose of this form is to ensure that the investigation you are commencing is
appropriate in terms of scope and ethics. Before submitting please ensure that you have read
Arden University Ethics Policy and the Guidelines for Completing the Student Research
Proposal Form.
Under no circumstances should the recruitment of participants begin until written
approval (usually by email) is received. Failure to obtain ethical approval will result in
your work be voided.
By submitting this form you are confirming that
(a) You have read University’s Policy on Ethics
(b) You have read the Guidelines for Completing the Student Research Proposal Form
(c) You have completed this form fully and appropriately
(d) You have the necessary skills and competencies to carry out the investigation
(e) You have the necessary consent from any relevant organisation or agency (e.g., their
employer) to carry out this investigation
Your name on this form and subsequent submission will be regarded as your electronic
signature.
If your investigation involves the use of human participants, you MUST append at the end of
this file:
(a) Participant Information Sheet and Consent Form
(b) Any materials used (see later section)
(c) Debrief Sheet
In most cases this proposal is not assessed OR it is assessed on a Pass/Fail basis. If this
applies then please first submit your completed proposal to your supervisor or tutor for
formative feedback. Once you have prepared a final version, please submit to MSc Cognitive
Psychology module tutor(s). If your proposal form is graded please submit via iLearn.
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RESEARCH ETHICS CHECKLIST
1. Student’s Details
Full Name
(family name last)
Student Number
Email address
Contact address
Telephone number
2. Programme Details
Level of Study
Programme
Module Name and Code
Supervisor or Module Leader’s Name
Supervisor or Module Leader’s Email Address
3. Proposed Research (ALL questions need to be answered)
What is the title of the research?
(can be a provisional title; up to
12 words)
Analysis of reasons because of which a person can suffer
from psychological issues
Research Question What are the main reasons because of which a person can
suffer from psychological issues?
What are the most common ways that can help in curing
psychological issues?
Literature (journal articles)
relevant to your study
Karbasi, A., 2018. Treatment Adherence and Psychological
Issues.
Galvez-Lara, M., and et. al., 2018. Psychological treatments
for mental disorders in children and adolescents: a review of
the evidence of leading international organizations. Clinical
child and family psychology review. 21(3). pp.366-387.
Aim and justification of your study: using the literature reviewed?
Aim: Main aim of this study is to analyse reasons because of which a person can suffer from
psychological issues in children.
Justification: there are various reasons because of which psychological health of people can
be impacted. It is important to focus upon those reasons as those reasons can play a vital role
in treatment of psychological issues or mental disorder especially within children.
Design of your study: It needs to
be a 2x2 design (between-
subjects; within-subjects; mixed
design)
Study design used in this is casual research design
This design has been chosen because only with the help of
experiments researcher will be able to reach to a conclusion
Independent Variable (IV1) Therapies provided to patients
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Independent Variable (IV2) Doses provided to the patients
Dependent Variable (DV;
measurement, e.g. reaction time,
percent correct; error etc.)
Reaction time of doses and therapies.
Hypotheses H0: There is no significant difference between therapies of
psychological issues
H1: There is significant difference between therapies of
psychological issues
Materials/Apparatus
Stimuli Stimuli in this case will be the experimental results that will
be used for analysing results and hypothesis
Experimental Conditions Condition 1:
Condition 2:
Condition 3:
Condition 4:
Task/Procedure: The procedure of conducting this research is primary quantitative research.
Inferential statistical test
Start date of the investigation
End date of the investigation
Date on which this proposal was
completed
4. Declaration: Please type the word YES in ONE of the following
A. This investigation will involve the collection of data from human participants Yes A
B. This investigation will NOT involve the collection of data from human
participants but will require permission from an external organisation
B
C. This investigation will NOT involve the collection of data from human
participants, though it may collect data about individuals from published
matter (e.g., previously published interviews or behavioural data)
C
IMPORTANT:
If you typed YES in Box A then please complete all sections of this form
If you typed YES in Box B then answer question 4b and submit the form, do NOT complete any
other sections
If you typed YES in Box C then submit the form as it is and do NOT complete any other sections
4b. Details of External Organisation
You indicated that you require permission from an external organisation. Please indicate the
name of the organisation, the nature of the permission you require, and the expected date at
which you will obtain this. Please note that you will need to submit a letter on headed note
paper or a formal email trail from the relevant parties.
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